Well, as I'm sure most of you from the US and Canada have heard, there was that tragic shooting in a rural Ohio high school. I got very scared upon seeing this story about an hour after it had first been reported to police. This summer, I became friends with 4 people from Chardon, Ohio, 3 of which attend this high school. Fortunately, I was able to get in contact with all of them quickly, and they were only shaken emotionally. Sadly, they lost 3 friends at the hands of the lone gunman. From what I'm hearing, one of the victims chose to donate his organs and they have been successfully transplanted in 8 recipients who were in dire need of this help.
The part that upsets me the most though, is that Margie Phelps and her radical group Westboro Baptist "Church" members have said on Twitter that they will protest at least of the the student's funerals. This led me to wonder, if someone were to "silence" Margie Phelps, would WBC and their crazies protest HER funeral? Regardless, I would love to see this small, tight-knit Ohio town follow in the bold, brave footsteps of Brandon, Mississippi.
http://thehayride.com/2011/04/westboro-baptist-church-goes-to-mississippi-and-loses/
The part that upsets me the most though, is that Margie Phelps and her radical group Westboro Baptist "Church" members have said on Twitter that they will protest at least of the the student's funerals. This led me to wonder, if someone were to "silence" Margie Phelps, would WBC and their crazies protest HER funeral? Regardless, I would love to see this small, tight-knit Ohio town follow in the bold, brave footsteps of Brandon, Mississippi.
http://thehayride.com/2011/04/westboro-baptist-church-goes-to-mississippi-and-loses/