I will start by saying that I had no idea what happened in Tucson on Jan. 8th, until I read about it. It is definitely a very strange and random at that. For those who don’t know what happened, like me, you can read about it by going here.
I feel that this was a very immature act. Grown-ups should act like grown-ups, not going around shooting each other because someone doesn’t like what someone else has to say. There is a way for politics to be talked about without being any threats or violations to someone.The political debate has just been pushed to an extent that it should not have gotten to. Jared Lee Loughner, took it way out of proportion. However, from a legal stance, Amendment II states : A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. This meaning, Loughner had every right to have a gun, but his intention was a bad one.
As for the newsworthy comments by Paul Lepage on Jan 14, he stated, “Tell ‘em to kiss my butt. If they want to play the race card, come to dinner and my son will talk to them.”
Lepage said the NAACP invited him to meet with black prisoners at a state prison on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, but declined. He said he would only go if he could meet with all prisoners there, but that was not ok to them. When the NAACP criticized him about not going, he made his comment. However, apparently this never happened, according to Maine NAACP director Rachel Talbot Ross.
All in all, some people just need to watch what they say, and make smart decisions, not criminal ones.
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