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The Spectacle Blog
The family of Jared Loughner has released the following statement:
“This is a very difficult time for us. We ask the media to respect our privacy. There are no words that can possibly express how we feel. We wish that there were so we could make you feel better. We don’t understand why this happened. It may not make any difference, but we wish that we could change the heinous events of Saturday. We care very deeply about the victims and their families. We are so very sorry for their loss. Thank you.”
Via Politico.
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CalMark| 1.11.11 @ 8:54PM
They didn't know their own son was a homicidal maniac? His acquaintances and classmates did--they were afraid of him, and said so openly.
So, you folks mean you didn't notice his "skull altar" and pot smoking? You didn't think that meant there was something wrong?
I pity these wretched people ("There but for the Grace of God..."), but can muster no sympathy for them. They turned a blind eye to his manifest madness, enabling the destruction of more than a dozen lives.
apnep| 1.11.11 @ 10:06PM
Take that pity and pray for them. It is so, so sad and they probably do feel horrendous. Who knows why people ignore such obvious signs? I just feel sorry for them because now they are going to have to live knowing they didn't take any action. Maybe they were afraid? Love the sinner, hate the sin...this thing is bad all the way around for everybody.
hoads| 1.11.11 @ 11:58PM
I believe we are going to hear a far more sympathetic story from these parents than many believe possible. There are all kinds of anecdotes on the net by people with varying degrees of mental illness describing their plight in getting and receiving proper care. Based upon these, I'm inclined to believe that mental illness is much more devastating than physical illness and families seem to be caught up in seemingly hopeless situations in not being able to get proper treatment for their loved ones.
Eric Cartman| 1.12.11 @ 1:27AM
You can feel sorry for them, apnep, but CalMark is right. They didn't noticed their son was nuts? They had to have. Did they know he bought a gun? Ammo? If my son starts praying to a skull and oranges in the back yard, I'm calling a Dr.
Larry| 1.12.11 @ 4:16AM
My question would be "HOW" did he buy the pistol and ammo in the first place. A Glock is not a cheap "Saturday Night Special". There are no reports of him being employed anywhere. Where'd he get the $400-500 to buy that Glock? did mom and dad give him the money? Did he steal the money? what? No interview of the gun shop owner who sold the pistol to him? No one is digging deeper into this. Why not?
Patriot| 1.12.11 @ 1:34AM
I'm sorry, but I can't seem to muster a lot of sympathy for Jerad or his parents right now, not when the Greens have to bury their innocent, young daughter in just a day or two.
PCC| 1.12.11 @ 8:40AM
They said they were sorry. They didn't ask for sympathy. They didn't defend their son. They didn't offer excuses. They didn't seek to evade blame.
Good enough for me.
Patriot| 1.12.11 @ 2:18PM
It doesn't really matter if it's good enough for you or me, we didn't suffer horrendous loss.
martin j smith| 1.12.11 @ 9:25AM
A reasonable statement under the circumstances. ( probably also based on legal advice ). There will time enough for diggining deeper into what happened because there will be a need for a psycho social autopsy over time.