Jon Stewart’s Reaction to the Arizona Shooting
I greatly appreciated Jon Stewart’s touching and honest commentary regarding the impact the Arizona shooting had on our country.
Although people are tempted to blame politicians, let’s not make this a political event. As Stewart says, “You can’t outsmart crazy. You don’t know what a troubled mind will get caught on,” and Jared Loughner clearly has a troubled mind.
Let’s keep this thing in perspective. Let’s put our energy into things that would be of benefit to those who were harmed by this tragedy, rather than waste energy churning anger and blame. Let’s focus on the acts of heroic kindness witnessed during this event that are a testament to the unity of the human spirit, rather than focus on things that divide people.
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I agree with Stewart’s remarks from the clip. It is horrifying that this event occurred at all and that the one individual responsible is getting all the attention he so desperately wanted.
Unfortunately he did not get the HELP that he desperately needed before he attacked. By showing him and his story at this time, I think the media makes an irresponsible mistake. Talk is cheap. Just the facts ma’am.
The victims deserve some time and privacy to digest what has happened to them and their loved ones. Yet the 24 hour cable news media will obsess relentlessly on the “story.” Many facts will probably unfold about the perpetrator and his primary target on such a tragic day. No matter what he was into, he is certainly not representative of anyone except other murderers.
Let’s not deliver the message to any others like him who might see this as an option to enter the limelight. And let’s hope justice will prevail somehow for the victims.