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JNelson6563

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30. Yes, exactly.

Reply to libodem (Reply #5)

Tue Apr 3, 2012, 12:40 PM

Apr 2012

I can hardly look at that poor boy's picture even now without imagining it to be my own boy. OMG. When this horror first happened some asshole was going on about how the shooter maybe had a point, blah, blah, blah. I cut him off after a minute, it was that or be facing assault charges in immediate future, and said "What if it had been Alex?" (His kid) Yeah, argument fucking over.

And that's the thing too many people don't get....it could be any one of our kids in this story~~though the darker your skin the better your chances.

Thanks for speaking for all of us moms, you were completely right imo.

Julie

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