Shooters Vitriol leads to Arizona Shooting
January 9, 2011, Submitted by: Ken Tweet
The word, vitriol, is flying about the news reporting today as the motive behind an Arizona shooting where a “Loony” tragically shot and killed six people in a Safeway grocery store parking lot in Tuscon on Saturday, including a Federal judge and an Arizona congresswoman who is clinging to life at this moment.
Looking up the definition of vitriol online, it reads, “abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will”.
Reading the news reports and watching video commentary on this tragedy, it is plain and sad to see how so many are “using” the tragedy to highlight their own political agendas. Blame is being thrown around ranging from the Tea Party movement, to Sarah Palin,to the Right Wing Republicans, to the 9mm Glock itself.
The shooter evidently purposely targeted the congresswoman and the judge, while other bystanders were caught in the cross-fire and rampage of the psycho path. It is plainly evident that the shooter, 22 year old Jared Loughner, is to blame, not a political party. His actions prove he is a messed up kid, a “loony”, a psycho, with crazy thoughts running through his head.
Having purposely targeted who he did, with apparent deep-seated (or psychotic) ill will towards the congresswoman, the vitriol definition seems to fit here.
It is an unfortunate fact of life and a fact of the odds based on the sheer numbers of our population that there will always be some number of nut cases around us.
The tragedy will worsen if agendas are fulfilled by using this horrible incident to clamp down further on liberty. Instead, let’s keep our heads and send this murderer through the courts and give him the fate and punishment that he deserves.
Update, consequential fallout,
In wake of Giffords shooting, the mere act of questioning the government now being demonized
“The Guardian” blaming rightwing rhetoric in US
Dick Durbin blames Sarah Palin
Communist Manifesto and Hitler’s Mein Kampf were favorite reads of killer
Carolyn McCarthy Readies Gun Control Bill
abc News insinuating Sarah Palin and “Crosshairs” ad provoked killer
New law, Federal crime to use improper language or symbols towards a congressperson or official
Federal Internet ID for all Americans
Arizona Sheriff investigating shooting blames Rush Limbaugh
Chris Mathews, MSNBC, cites Michael Savage
Representative Brad Sherman (D-CA) says Rhetoric will cause the next shooting
Governor Chafee (RI) bans talk radio for state employees
Lawmakers consider new curbs on incendiary speech
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This guy is a TERRORIST! He is just like those in the middle-east who target and kill innocent people for no reason all.
This is another reason why they should have public hangings! This terrorist should be first in line!
I suppose his court appointed lawyer will say he forgot to take his meds or something like that to try and get him off.
This is a case where the officials should use torture to get information out of this crazed terrorist.
I also say arrest his parents and put them in jail. Hell, they’re there ones that spawned him.
Now the anti-gunners will be pushing for more gun-control/bans, etc. just great.
@steve, I know your comment was ‘tongue-in-cheek’, but looks like you’re right regarding new legislation. The politicians are trying to use this incident to further their own agendas. Sad.
Yeah, freedom of speech caused the killer to pull the trigger.
The guy is a mental case and that’s it.
Just leave it with that.
Since the democrats lost big time last November, they are trying to come up with laws to stop anyone from criticizing them or their party!
To blame Sarah Palin or talk radio is just dumb. If a politician isn’t good in office, people will say “don’t reelect so and so, because he isn’t any good and so on”.
a little girl was killed in this incident. she was born on 9/11 (the actual day). she would turn 10 this year. the woman that brought her there to meet the congresswomen wakes up screaming her name. the little girl was very in to politics and government. this guy need to get a hold of himself and give up a reason for killing a little girl!
@richie, the shooter was (is) a mental-health case in my opinion. unfortunately there is always going to be a certain percentage of the population who are unstable nut jobs.