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Platapus · 01-10-11, 07:28 PM

Read an interesting commentary today on this issue.

When we had the Fort Hood shooting, people went out of their way, and IMO rightly so, to point out that this was a single nut job who happened to be Muslim. It was not a Muslim thing, it was a nut job thing.

Well if that attitude was correct for that case, then why is the AZ shooting any different. As far as we know so far (and we do NOT know all the facts) this was a single nut job who happened to shoot a congresswomen who was the target of some political rhetoric.

We still have no proof this is anything but a nut job.

Until some facts and not just coincidence comes to light, it must remain just another nutter committing a terrible crime.

Emotionally, some may want to make connections or not make connections. Well that's human nature. But logically, nothing has been demonstrated yet.

One should never confuse emotional feelings with logical thought.

I am waiting for all the facts to be discovered before opining.

01-10-11, 07:28 PM	#3
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,362 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Read an interesting commentary today on this issue. When we had the Fort Hood shooting, people went out of their way, and IMO rightly so, to point out that this was a single nut job who happened to be Muslim. It was not a Muslim thing, it was a nut job thing. Well if that attitude was correct for that case, then why is the AZ shooting any different. As far as we know so far (and we do NOT know all the facts) this was a single nut job who happened to shoot a congresswomen who was the target of some political rhetoric. We still have no proof this is anything but a nut job. Until some facts and not just coincidence comes to light, it must remain just another nutter committing a terrible crime. Emotionally, some may want to make connections or not make connections. Well that's human nature. But logically, nothing has been demonstrated yet. One should never confuse emotional feelings with logical thought. I am waiting for all the facts to be discovered before opining. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.