NEW: The Santa Fe High School gunman killed a classmate, Shana Fisher, who had turned down his advances, her mother tells us. Shana finally stood up to him and embarrassed him in class, and "a week later he opens fire on everyone he didn't like."http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-texas-shooter-20180519-story.html …
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Replying to @mattdpearce
Also, why do we continue to refer to the first responders to these horrific incidents as ‘heroes’? Actually, they are pawns in NRA’s deadly game.
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Replying to @SeaKerr18 @mattdpearce
Police officers, paramedics, and others who literally run into the line of fire to save other people are the very definition of "hero." WTF is wrong with you?
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Replying to @SecretYellowstn @mattdpearce
I couldn’t agree more. But our refusal to address the issue of inadequate gun safety laws seems to put our First Responders at risk needlessly.
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Replying to @SeaKerr18 @mattdpearce
That doesn't make them "pawns," though. Just a poor choice of words.
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No "perhaps" about it. It was a HORRIBLE choice of words.
9:09 AM - 20 May 2018
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