Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
ysabetwordsmith
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The Words We Say

I've been saying things much like this about the recent shooting, just shorter.
Tags: networking, politics, safety
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haikujaguar

haikujaguar

January 10 2011, 15:06:21 UTC 10 years ago

So if it's obvious that the guy was a lunatic, and not even a political one, why is everyone assuming he was a Republican? And why does no one talk about the conservative judge he also shot?

I am really disappointed in my friends and acquaintances. This is not the community of diversity and tolerance that they talk about. This is not the considered 'assess before we assume' environment that they have told me we all belong in. I don't expect moral, laudable or even responsible behavior from politicians and the media. But my own fellow citizens, and people who know and interact with me? :(
ford_prefect42

ford_prefect42

January 11 2011, 00:07:25 UTC 10 years ago

One of the interesting things regarding the judge: his killing brings in the federal application of the death penalty. The only murder statute that exists at the federal level refers exclusively to killing federal employees. It is capital. All the other charges are state level. While Arizone does have the death penalty, it is likely that the federal statute will supersede.