Six Weeks After Shooting, Nation Honors Other Victims

Don't you people understand. This young man is mentally ill. The only blame his parents have is not recognizing it. This is a normal reaction in this country. If your child had cancer, you would get him help. If your child has mental problems, we think, Oh he will change, grow up, get over it, etc. Half of our population has mental health problems. Why are we not addressing this horrible disease. Where is the money for this. Oh, by the way, a lot of it is inherited. So, blame your great great grandparents. Oh, and during your essays on horrible people, remember, be ye kind. Who knows when it will strike your family. A lot of people drink, or take drugs to drown out the voices in their heads. Ask a doctor.

" I blame the shooter for the first 10 bullets, I blame the law for the other 11" - Lawrence O'Donnell

It's about time the other victims are being honored and or mentioned. I have kept all in my prayers. I realize Gabby Gifford's is a high profile person. But all other victims are just as important. In this article the writer called Christina a young women. She is a child. Who will never reach adulthood. A tragic loss for all involved.

I'm sure Chuck Schumer, Wasserman-Schultz, and Gillebrand will be right there with a camera crew if they think they can turn a buck on it, or generate political advantage.
With friends like them, Ms. Giffords is very fortunate to have a supportive spouse and top medical care. I wish her a quick and complete recovery.

I, too, wish a speedy recovery for Ms Giffords and the families that have been
involved in this tragic event. There are many that have a "lovely lady" raised
within their sphere of living. But, why such a tragic event is given so much
press or air time is beyond my level of understaning. I would like to see more
in depth stories of why this happened. How coould it have been avoided. What inconsistencies occur in peoples lives that create such monstrous attacks within our society. People say family values need to return to our society. I agree, but
such rhetoric is misleading when our entitlement systems our based on non family values. i.e., more children means more entitlements, do drugs and get assistance, be unemployed for too long and get erased from the counts. Where is the old fashioned beliefs of working hard, raising a family by more than one parent,and trying to live by the "Golden Rule". I get frustrated when there is always another
reason is given for such tragedies. Respect for others and for onesself begins at home. Do not blame government, teachers, pastoral leaders for our dregs of society. Take responsibilty for your decisions, knowing there are consequences to your actions. On the other hand, the way our government is spreading the wealth (entitlements) takes away from individual pride of accomplshments. Sensationalism takes a front seat in all venues of today's Media, give us more meat and potatoes. Write of the people who get up and go to work, got to school and are trying to enhance their lives. About those who have had some success and are now giving back by example that it can happen for each of us.

Thw world has become somewhat ugly with the lack of civility and respect to others. It is difficult to understand (if at all possible to understand) what goes through a persons mind to enable them to strike out and hurt so many. We see this in society all around us, and it is not isolated or restricted to any real demographic or area of society.

It is encouraging to see, lately of fact, that so many people are speaking out about the poor choice in behavior of these few. society has changed from the simple life where I was raised, to a much harsher and in many ways, unforgiving, way of life that I observe the children of today being raised.

I am thankful for my wife and her efforts to balance mine and our childrens lifes, with love and respect. I know she achieved her goals as we observe our granddaughter being raised ..... such a lovely lady.

My most sincere prayers to the recovery of Ms. Gabrielle Giffords, and to those that had their lives taken so tragic.