I am completely humbled by the Amish and their reaction to the shootings. I was filled with rage and anger towards the dead gunman and have to admit that it still fills me. I can only aspire to the level of forgiveness that the Amish have shown in this situation. There are so many links describing their calm forgiveness and their demeanor of acceptance and peace in the community that I cannot even begin to choose which ones to post. But I have been further humbled by the bravery and sacrifice of the girls inside the schoolhouse.
The oldest of the five Amish girls shot dead in a Pennsylvania schoolhouse is said to have stepped forward and asked her killer to “Shoot me first,” in an apparent effort to buy time for her schoolmates.
Rita Rhoads, a midwife who delivered two of the victims, told ABC News’ Law and Justice Unit that she learned of 13-year-old Marian Fisher’s plea from Fisher’s family.
What’s more, Fisher’s 11-year-old sister, Barbie, who survived the shooting, allegedly asked the gunman, Charles Carl Roberts IV, to “Shoot me second,” Rhoads said.
I am a total scumbag who can only aspire to the bravery and sacrifice that these children showed in the face of certain death. I am humbled in a manner that I cannot remember ever being humbled in my life. I am actually sitting here choking back tears while at my desk in the office.
And to all those who want to talk crap about Mike Gallagher giving the WBC a forum you can all sod right off. Mike took a risk and in doing so saved this calm community from being subjected to the drivel spead by the hatemongers from Westboro. He knew it was a risk and did it knowing that even some of his supporters and listeners would lambast him over it and he was right. IIf you think he did the wrong thing then don’t bother telling me becuase you aren’t going to change my mind even a little bitty bit on the issue. It is not up for debate here. Capiche?
Hat tips:
Althouse for the the link to the ABC story.
Dallas working on toy-gun ordinance
After directing City Attorney Tom Perkins in August to craft one of the nation’s strictest ordinances regulating the sale and possession of toy guns, the Dallas City Council’s public safety committee asked him Tuesday to keep working on the matter.
I honestly thought this piece was satire. Sadly it is nothing of the sort. Dallas is actually trying to strongly regulate or ban TOY guns. We are not talking about [[wikipedia:airsoft|airsoft guns]], [[wikipedia:Bb_gun|BB guns]], or [[wikipedia:Paintball|paintball guns]]. We are talking about [[wikipedia:Cap_gun|cap guns]], [[wikipedia:Water_gun|water guns]], and the like. Not guns that could hurt someone. Not guns that would normally even put an eye out. These are toy guys. The kind that you and I used to play cops and robers or cowboys and Indians. This is the absolute pinnacle of actual nanny state legislation. It is utterly and completely ridiculous to think that banning toy guns will make anyone any safer than they already happen to be. I am wondering if these politicians are connected in any shape form or fashion with the really real world.
The council never discussed the issue publicly Tuesday, instead spending nearly an hour in a closed-door meeting reviewing legal issues concerning toy-gun regulations.
In interviews after the closed session, council members expressed concerns over moving forward with the kinds of regulations they had previously sought.
Among the concerns:
• Should the city limit the ordinance to people 18 and younger?
• Could the city successfully defend itself against legal challenges to such an ordinance?
• What’s the purpose of the ordinance? To make a moral statement? To keep children safe from police officers who may shoot at a child brandishing a toy gun?
I can answer all three of those questions:
I doubt the Dallas City council will listen to me though since I am a mere Houstonian. I think it is time to dredge up my old essay on why we need to reverse annex Dallas and let Oklahoma have it and Fort Worth as well. That place doesn’t deserve to be part of my state. Furthermore the citizens that voted these apparent drug addicts, if they aren’t then tell my why they are so disconnected from reality, into office deserve in no way, shape, form or fashion to be called Texans.
In August, the council voted 7-1 to pursue banning all toy guns except those painted a bright color, such as neon green or fluorescent yellow, or made of transparent or translucent material.
The toys must also reflect light, and any toy that didn’t fit the city’s paint/reflection criteria would be illegal even if kept inside a private home or vehicle, according to directions given to Mr. Perkins in August.
You mean that an adult cannot own a replica firearm? All Collector’s Armoury pieces fit the description of what is to become illegal in Dallas should these moonbats succeed in their pursuit. There is no way this should be able to stand up under any legal scrutiny at all. I wonder how they think they can defend this once it is challenged and I can promise you it will be challenged. Can you imagine what their next steps will be? Banning rubber knives? Are slingshots too dangerous?
Some Dallas residents, especially in the city’s southern sector, have expressed concern over what they say is children’s easy access to inexpensive replica firearms. Numerous ice cream vendors and retailers at bazaars and flea markets sell the toys.
Please note that they refrain to mention how many residents but also shy away from even the term “many residents”. I am willing to bet the question was also phrased in a leading manner. (I wanted to make up a funny phrasing but humor escapes me in the face of this utter and complete stupidity.)
Council member Angela Hunt said Tuesday that she’s particularly concerned about the city’s basic reasoning for creating an anti-toy gun ordinance.
“I’m not convinced this is a public-safety issue,” she said, noting that there are few cases nationwide in recent years where a police officer mistakenly injured or killed a child with a toy gun.
You mean someone on the Dallas City Council has at least two brain cells close enough togeher to create a synapse? Don’t you moonbats worry your pretty little heads there aren’t enough people from this reality to hurt your TOY gun ban.
Council member Mitchell Rasansky, however, wants all toy guns – no matter their shape, size, color or reflective property – banned outright. He says the ordinance is worth the trouble to pass if it saves one child’s life.
“And I want an ordinance with teeth in it. We should absolutely fine the people who are selling these things to our children,” he said.
You won’t ever be able to prove it saves a life. And aside from that you are presenting a logical fallacy. Lets play it out. We can ban cars completely and save thousands of lives each year. We can ban stairs and save even more lives. Lets also ban elevators, swimming pools, trains, planes, and anything else that has ever killed a child. Cheerios are gone for sure. Super balls? Right out! You moron. Listen here Rasansky you haven’t a clue about reality. The reality is that there are many things more likely to kill a child than a toy gun. In fact over a ten year period I am willing to wager that more children have fallen down stairs and died than have been killed by toy guns. Making it about the kids doesn’t prove your point. It only proves you are a barking moonbat.
Despite his colleagues’ differing views, council member, Leo Chaney says he’s “optimistic we can reach a consensus on how to go forward.”
Mr. Perkins never presented his draft ordinance to council members Tuesday, he said. Recognizing council members’ disparate views on the issue, Mr. Perkins says he’ll present the committee with “a range of options” at a future committee meeting.
One can only hope that between now and then some of these idiots cease to need oxygen. If you are in Dallas you need to speak out for sure. You need to call your councilman and tell them to sod right off if they are even thinking about passing anything that comes out of this committee. I cannot believe there is no public outcry on this. I may be in Houston but I am buying my boys toy guns on the way home from work and you better believe they won’t be yellow or green. Boys shouldn’t have play with guns made for homosexuals so they can match their boots with their cap guns on western night at the bondage bar.
I am torn about something. But first I must explain my stance on an issue that most people never give a first, much less a second, thought. The issue is Christian branding. For instance I heard a commercial the other day for a law firm who “uses Christian values in all lawsuits”. So today, in preperation for writing this piece, I called them up and asked them a few questions. As I was doing research I do not consider this to have been dishonest. The nice lady who answered the phone did indeed confirm that they proudly support Christian values and worked accordingly. So I described a situation wherein I was sideswiped by a fellow church member who happened to not have insurance and asked if they would be willing to help me sue this fellow. With no further clarification she began to ask if I had any pain and told me that any pain related to the accident would result in a larger settlement. I explained this person was an older fellow who had absentmindedly let his insurance lapse and was on the board of elders and wondered if it would be proper to sue him for damages since he had not paid as he said he would. She explained to me that it would be perfectly alright since we would only sue for what actually happened and not try to make it into a huge payday. I politely ended the call.
For those who do not know a lot of scripture I will post the relevant verses before I go any further:
1 Corinthians 6 (NASB)
1 Does any one of you, when he has a case against his neighbor, dare to go to law before the unrighteous and not before the saints?
2 Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? If the world is judged by you, are you not competent to constitute the smallest law courts?
3 Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more matters of this life?
4 So if you have law courts dealing with matters of this life, do you appoint them as judges who are of no account in the church?
5 I say this to your shame Is it so, that there is not among you one wise man who will be able to decide between his brethren,
6 but brother goes to law with brother, and that before unbelievers?
7 Actually, then, it is already a defeat for you, that you have lawsuits with one another. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be defrauded?
8 On the contrary, you yourselves wrong and defraud. You do this even to your brethren.
I am not linking anything. I am not going to go into detail. I am sick of the details concerning the bastrard that killed those poor Amish girls. My heart goes out to their families. But the news needs to stop.
I went down for lunch today and CNN was on the wide screens in the cafeteria giving all the gory details. I mean a packing list of what this sick bastard took with him and what all he planned to do. The gave details of the notes he left for his wife. And that was all on the headlines under the guy talking. I cannot imagine all the details they actually broadcast with sound, you see, I was wearning my headphones. Even with that I still could only choke down about a quarter of my lunch. Sitting there watching people eat while listening to what they were saying did me no good either. I cannot imagine being able to eat with that sickness pouring into my ears. Just what I read was more than enough to put me off my food totally and completely. I am now locked in my office until my time for lunch is over. I don’t want to talk to anyone and I don’t want to hear, see, read, think about more news.
No I am not alright. I am sick to my stomach. I think I am having a physical reaction to both the case and the callousness of the world around me. Little girls, some my daughters age, were shot point blank and died or were horribly injured. The ones that live will have to deal with this the rest of their lives. I cannot imagine being alright with this. I cannot see writing it off as something that happened to other people. I want to go home and hug my kids right now. I mean like really right now. I do not want to be where I am feeling like this.
I am not a good Christian today. I am anything but. I hope that fucker rots in hell. I hope he burns for all eternity. I wish things upon him that I having to make up because nothing I have ever previously imagined is enough for this bastard. No I am not OK. I am not alright. I don’t know when I will be that way again. I do not want to just let this slip into the past like we have done with the tragedy in Waco, the shootings in Columbine, Ruby Ridge, the Twin Towers, and so much more atrocity that we don’t even think about. We just tamp it all down and forget it happened. We go on with our lives without much of a thought for the families, victims, and so on. Of course we have to or we would just cease to function. What does it say about our society that we have so much stuff that we cannot bear to function with all of it out in the free range of our minds? Think about that for a while.
I have to go now. I am not OK.
(I am not about to go do something crazy, don’t get any ideas people!)
It wasn’t a perfect day in the Potter household. It was stressful, tiring, and with lots of discipline. But it wasn’t an altogether bad day either. We cleaned the whole damn house. Every room except the big people’s bedroom. I missed work today because of my teeth so I had all day at home with the family. Given a choice I don’t think I would have gone the route we went but we did and it worked out well. Don’t get me wrong I always have a choice but when I got up from my fairly fitful sleep the lovely wife had the kids cleaning the house so I joined in. I feel good and am about to cook dinner despite the dull ache in my jaw from where the two teeth were extracted. I have them and I will be sharing pictures of them in the near future if I don’t forget as usual. It’s time to slap on some Lucero and jam out a little bit before dinner.
Some days a little wake up call is nice. I know there are challenges in my life. I know that my life is hard for me at times. I am not trying to discount anyone’s struggles at all. But some days you just need to see something like this:
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