Posted on Oct 29, 2018
Trump blames victims of synagogue shooting for not having 'protection'
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why should a place of worship, I don't care if it's Christian, Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, or Wiccan, have to have armed security?
Trump blames victims of synagogue shooting for not having 'protection'
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Not going to lie....that article was seriously a one-sided and biased piece. Now, having it read it, at least three times, I fail to see where the President blames the victims. The article and the title of the article leads the reader to assume that President Trump said it was the victims fault. I'm no solid fan of POTUS Trump, just like I was no solid fan of POTUS Obama.....but at no time in the article nor in the quotes that were used.....and let's face it, most "journalists" will use bits and pieces when and where they can to justify their crap.....did the POTUS directly blame the victims as the article claims. I would dare to say that he didn't even indirectly state it was their fault. What he was saying was that IF they had protection, this could have ended differently. This is no different than someone saying "IF only the teacher was armed...." And yes, I agree with him that it's sad that we have to think and consider the fact that places that should be safe are no longer safe and have to move with steps to ensure safety, such as armed guards. Now, the journalist wrote an article stating their opinion, just as I have stated my opinion here. Can't say it's the right opinion, and I can't say it's a wrong opinion. It is just ONE opinion.
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SrA John Monette
all the reader has to do is read trump's own words. "if they had somebody to protect people" "But it's a case where if they had an armed guard inside, they might have been able to stop him immediately." "If they had protection inside, the results would have been far better."
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SrA John Monette - That still doesn't blow any air up my skirt to get me convinced the POTUS directly blamed the victims.
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SrA John Monette
MSG (Join to see) - and we are all entitled to our opinions. I think it is more a case of not outright condemning the gunman. if he would simply do that, it might go a long way to restoring some of the trust that has been lost or was just not there from the beginning.
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LTC David Brown
SrA John Monette - I do believe Trump strongly condemned the gun man and the hate. https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-condemns-shooting-as-a-wicked-act-of-anti-semitism [login to see]
Trump Condemns Shooting as a ‘Wicked Act’ of Anti-Semitism
President Trump denounced the mass shooting inside a Pittsburgh synagogue as a “wicked act of pure evil and anti-Semitic,” and for the fourth consecutive day condemned political violence.
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LTC David Brown
SrA John Monette -They used to make movies in which religious characters were portrayed in a positive light. Church’s were respected and religion was held in high regard. Today not so much.
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SrA John Monette
LTC David Brown - with all the trouble the roman catholic church has had, it's not surprising
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PO1 John Johnson
We shouldn't need armed guards anywhere. But to protect ourselves from the crazies, maybe it's time to rethink "wishing in one hand and crapping in the other to see which one fills up first" policy, with respect to safety.
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To your basic question, there should not be a need. But, the realization came about in 2007. We do not have sufficient funding to provide protection for all schools, churches, malls and everything else. Here is a single solution for one religion. Violent action against those that you disagree with is not new and will never be completely be eradicated.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.jpost.com/Diaspora/This-organization-keeps-synagogues-safe-through-training-volunteers-513668/amp
https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.jpost.com/Diaspora/This-organization-keeps-synagogues-safe-through-training-volunteers-513668/amp
The organization keeping synagogues safe by training volunteers
More than 4,000 volunteers in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, Maryland, Pennsylvania and California have been trained by Community Security Service.
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SrA John Monette
that's interesting, Chief. I was not aware of this group. I certainly would rather see them around than armed security guards
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