Wow. A Congresswoman has been assassinated

[snowywolfowl]

I just checked on CNN and apparently Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head at a constituents meeting today. Sadly, it appears that she has died of her wounds.

Since this is literally breaking news as I type this I don't want to get into supposition and rumour creation. I don't know who did this or why. Its possible it was a violent right winger who felt that, as a Democrat, Ms. Giffords wasn't worthy to live but  it could just as easily have been a radical Democrat who felt she hadn't gone far enough. It could have been an act of Al Queda inspired terrorism. It could have been a disgruntled former employee, or a maladjusted student at the local high school. It could also be the work of a person so mentally ill they honestly thought they were shooting aliens invading earth. The fact is at this time we don't know "WHY", we only know that someone has been shot and killed.

And that is bloody tragic, regardless of one's political leanings.



Additional Info:  Apparently CNN is getting conflicting reports so its possible that she is still alive but in surgery. Aside from being hopeful she will survive I think it illustrates why I'm not giving any opinions on who did this and why.

Comments

[fen-wolfchile.livejournal.com]

My, that kid seemed to have some serious issues... mainly with logic.
I most say that incidents like this do make me wonder about what on earth is happening in the US... scary times.

[snowywolfowl.livejournal.com]

I live just across the border from the US and if I said I wasn't worried about their political climate over the last decade or so I'd be lying.