Holy SHIT

[valarltd]

Today, someone planted a car bomb in Dr. Trent Pierce's car.
It went off.

It went off two blocks from two schools my children were attending!

Now, we know Dr. Pierce only in passing, from his sponsorship of the Crittenden Arts Council. But still, I understand he's one of the best.

Those of you with kids, give 'em an extra hug. I'm pretty shaky, and glad I found this out only after work.

Comments

[moonstone-fae.livejournal.com]

Damn...

I remember back to the shootings in Jonesboro (actually Bono), my kids were there, at the elementary school. My nephews were at the middle school. It was horrible for them and for us.

I'm think of you guys tonight.

<3

[sunfell.livejournal.com]

They mentioned the incident in the House Chamber today. Poor guy- I heard he's lost an eye and is still in critical condition. Three law enforcement agencies and the FBI are on the case.

I hope they catch the bastard(s) who did this. And I hope the doctor will recover.

[jlm121.livejournal.com]

Hug them Extra tight for me. When I heard about this I wondered how close it was now i know it was frighteningly close.

Love to you all

[dragon-lord.livejournal.com]

WOW.

WTF?

Senseless violence is senseless.

[marame.livejournal.com]

This is insane! Car bombs in America? It's horrible and senseless and I hope they catch whoever did this.

[dv-girl.livejournal.com]

... Having worked 'bomb patrol' when doing clinic defense... Bombs happen in the US. Mostly the targets are doctors and gays. Our news just has a habit of not making much noise about domestic terrorism if it can avoid it. Look at 'abortion- related violence' on wikipedia. You probably heard of one or two of the ~dozen bombings that have happened in the US in the past decade.

[marame.livejournal.com]

Thanks for providing this perspective. I remember first seeing a lot of TV footage in the 1980s about abortion-clinic violence. I was just a teen at the time, but it really worried me that Americans could do that to one another. Because of the narrow media focus, the average American citizen has no clue about the extent to which this kind of thing goes on. Thanks again for opening my eyes.

[jmie.livejournal.com]

Two blocks away, well, not having children, I can only imagine. (Hug?) :\ I hope you're feeling a little less shaky, and next time I see my niece or nephews, I'll hug them.