I think its becoming fairly clear that although his target was a politician, it had nothing to do with her politics. She could have been a republican, a communist or a green party member, it simply didnt matter. This was kid who was heading for a psychotic break for a long time and it finally happened. The unfortunate part is that it happened in a time and at a spot that so many innocents were right beside his infatuation and many payed the price because of his delusions.
There is no one to "blame" for this tragedy beyond the shooter. Period. Regardless of Palin's crosshairs or the sheriffs agenda or Rush Limbaughs complete idiocy, this thing occurred because a punk with grand illusions decided it was going to happen. Sick or not, he knew what was right and what was wrong. For that reason alone he will get the death penalty. Being the whole thing has been caught on tape, I doubt there is a defense sturdy enough to aviod it.
All that being said, it doesn't take away from the fact that the tone and the words and the depictions among all politicians and their respective parties against their opponents needs to change and should be debated until something can be agreed to. If that doesn't happen, we will indeed at some point, see another incident like this that will be proven to be completely politically driven.
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