Meeker
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« on: January 08, 2011, 11:36:26 PM » |
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I don't think the specific ideology of Giffords or the shooter is particularly relevant. If you look at political assassinations in the past fifty years or so, rarely does the reasoning behind the shooting have anything logical to do with the individual that was shot.
There are political leaders and members of the media who may have contributed to the actions of this man, but it shouldn't be thought of as a left vs. right dynamic. It's a difference between those who use responsible political rhetoric and those that do not. As the Pima County Sheriff said, just because it's free speech doesn't mean it doesn't have consequences.
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