really?

remember those songs on sesame street that taught us about being nice and sharing? i have decided that there should be a sort of "sesame street" for adults that teaches us to not act like 2 year olds.

Tucson tea party founder says Giffords to blame for getting shot

here's the my beef:  why in the world do people insist on blaming victims for acts of violence?

i don't get it.

"if you weren't wearing that skirt, then i wouldn't have raped you."

"if she had had more security, of course the someone would have been able to read that guy's mind and could have stopped him from walking up and pulling out his gun and shooting her in the head."

"it's not the gunman's fault that he chose to purchase a firearm and aim it at a human being and then pull the trigger."   seriously?

i'm not even irritated that this guy is a member of the tea party. i don't care what party you belong to.  security, no security, whatever.  do you really think that if he didn't do it that day, that he wouldn't have kept on going until he succeeded? come on.

NO ONE GETS TO SHOOT SOMEONE ELSE IN THE HEAD FOR ANY REASON.

why does this seem to be brand new information for some?

can i get that in a song? because common sense has escaped the masses.

let's recap:

we don't get to ram the a-hole who cuts us off on the freeway.
we don't get to put our hands on anyone without permission.
we don't get to shoot people if we disagree with them.

and last but not least:
we don't blame victims for the choices of their perpetrators, regardless of the circumstances. 

what a jerk.