You Decide.....

I am flabbergasted at the family's response to this Pittsburgh shooting horror story. Read this to get an idea of what I'm talking about. It's full of the quotes from family members- grandmother aunt, the mother- (who continues to complain about the way she and her son have been 'presented' since Saturday morning's cold-blooded execution of 3 police officers) - and frankly--- I have never been as convinced that it's nurture over nature.

You decide. No one is putting an editorial spin on this- this is fury, full gale. My God.....what a scary family. All of this, while this city is in mourning and preparing for three funerals. Unbelievable.

Note: It's been released that the 911 operator did not convey that when asked if there were weapons in the house, the mother very calmly had answered, "Yes. All legal."

My heart goes out to that poor unfortunate operator: this was critical information to be sure.


But in all honesty, I think that a police statement given by the mother after the shootings, of prior knowledge of 'stockpiling weapons'- and in particular the possession of an AK-47, a .357 Magnum, a shotgun- in a home situation out-of-control enough to call for a person's removal from the home, might have warranted more than a 'qualified mention'.

Terrific article written by Tony Norman in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. It smartly puts things into focus and reminds us of just how hollow current arguments against gun control actually are, and how very pathetic and dangerous false machismo can be when the impotent and the angry pick up those arms and begin shooting.