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A Time To Mourn

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James A. Bacon
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Thousands from the UVa community gathered on the Lawn last night to hold a vigil for Davin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr., and D’Sean Perry.

Many questions arise from the mass shooting at the University of Virginia two days ago. Why’d he do it? Were there warning signs? Could the murders have been prevented?

There will be a time and a place to answer those questions.

But not now.

Now is the time to mourn the loss of three fine young men. Now is the time for the UVa community to come together, honor the memories of the victims, support the bereaving families, and pray for the recovery of the two students who were hospitalized from the shooting.

— JAB

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11 responses to “A Time To Mourn”

  1. Eric the half a troll Avatar
    Eric the half a troll

    After Sherlock and Kerry got their political spin in, BR says now is not the time to politicize and lay blame. Par for the course…

    1. WayneS Avatar
      WayneS

      I must take issue with part of your comment. Ms. Dougherty did not spin this tragedy in any way.

      1. Eric the half a troll Avatar
        Eric the half a troll

        See my comment to her – she was very clever in her spin but it is clearly there.

        1. WayneS Avatar
          WayneS

          I disagree. There are unanswered questions which need to be investigated and answered at a later date.

          1. Eric the half a troll Avatar
            Eric the half a troll

            Not surprised you disagree. Had she wanted to remain completely neutral, she should have remained silent on “questions”. She didn’t and the questions and how she asked them were spin. Even Sherlock retreated to “hey, I’m just asking questions here…” (I am paraphrasing here, btw)

  2. LarrytheG Avatar
    LarrytheG

    This has happened how many times and after we do this:

    ” Why’d he do it? Were there warning signs? Could the murders have been prevented?

    There will be a time and a place to answer those questions.

    But not now.”

    yep. might as well tape it and have it read to replay soon again.

    1. Nancy Naive Avatar
      Nancy Naive

      I’m listening to a “you will be connected with the first available operator” even as I sit here. Call time thus far 1:21:13.

  3. Nancy Naive Avatar
    Nancy Naive

    Hey. His blog. SOP though for the topic of 2nd Amendment with Republicans. Not sure which came first, 3 dead at UVa or 4 dead at Iowa, but if we have to have a break in the killing before discussing, how long of a break is needed? More than a week is a guarantee of continuous mourning.

    1. WayneS Avatar
      WayneS

      Minor correction: 4 dead in Idaho, not Iowa.

      And then there are the six dead in Chicago over the weekend…

      And I still cannot see how restricting my ability to own and/or carry a gun will help reduce the violence. Of course, I’m not a Republican, so…

  4. Lefty665 Avatar
    Lefty665

    Yes a time for mourning.

    It is unfortunate that the President wasted not a moment to use this tragedy instead as an opportunity for another call to ban “assault weapons”.

    It apparently does not matter to him that there was no “assault weapon” involved at UVa. What he relished was the chance to use the dead as a soapbox to advance his political agenda.

    https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/fairness-justice/assault-weapons-ban-in-wake-of-uva-shooting

    1. Matt Adams Avatar
      Matt Adams

      Now, now, now. You can’t expect the distinguished posters whom usually harp on that stuff to criticize the POTUS they voted for, even though he’s a few French fries short of a happy meal.

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