October 02, 2006
Amish School Shooting - Update
Three words I never in my life thought I would put in the same sentence.
But this morning, according to what I have been able to find on line, an adult male walked in to one room Amish School House and started shooting.
This occured in Lancaster County Pennsylvania.
My family is located in Indiana and Lancaster - the traditional Amish part of the family.
Of course, communication is victorian, details are sketchy.
Any news of school shootings distresses me, any time I hear of children being the victims my blood boils. But this? This strikes so close to home.
And as unchristian as it sounds, I'm glad the shooter is reported dead. Let the devil deal with him. now.
"Suffer the little children unto me, for of such is the kingdom of heaven." Mark 10:14 (paraphrased)
UPDATE 3:30pm ct: I've been keeping an eye on this all afternoon. I cannot begin to tell you the absolute HORROR these children had to endure.
Here is the updated story from MSN. But let me tell you what they know so far:
**Gunman was NOT Amish. He was a truckdriver who walked into this small, one room school house with a shotgun and a hand gun.
**He released all the boys and women with infants as well as a pregnant woman.
**He lined the girls up along the chalkboard, their feet bound.
**Three girls are dead, killed "execution style", the wounded include 3 girls (all critical) between the ages of 6 & 12.
**The why? Well, according to what he told his wife it was to avenge something that happened 20 years ago.
I'm unable to write all that is building up right now. But you can bet I have a bit to say about all this, as well as what I've seen of the media coverage. I'll be doing that when I get home tonite.
Posted by Tammi at October 2, 2006 12:54 PM | TrackBackHow very strange. I have many amish friends with family out in Lancaster, I can't imagine how horrible.
Posted by: oddybobo at October 2, 2006 01:26 PMI thought of you and your family as soon as I heard about this and wasn't sure how to tell you. I cannot begin to imagine what that would have been like for them.
And for something that happened 20 years ago? What?! Why just the young girls? This makes no sense. Not that it should. Nothing like this should ever make sense.
Thoughts and prayers go without saying.
Posted by: Lee Ann at October 2, 2006 03:44 PMI can't imagine someone doing something so horrific to children who cannot even defend themselves. I, too, hope he rots in hell. My thoughts and prayers with you.
Posted by: Tink at October 2, 2006 04:01 PMI thought of you, also, as I watched this on Fox.
I don't understand why the teacher left the girls alone with this guy, though.
Posted by: Beth at October 2, 2006 04:10 PMThe thing to keep in mind is the fact that these people are PACIFISTS. The only "violence" they are ever exposed to is when people outside the church hassle them, and of course discipline in the home.
Guns? No - no experience. Plus, these were women teachers - taught from an early age to be submissive to males.
It's hard for many of us to understand, you cannot possible imagine. So many of us grow up used to seeing things like this on tv, playing cops and robbers, they don't. Not at all.
I've got a bunch to say about this - I'll work on that tonite. But thank y'all. Right now I'm trying to get a hold of Mama Vi before she sees the news.......
Posted by: Tammi at October 2, 2006 04:17 PMWTF?!?!? This is the first I've heard of this. What the hell is going through his head.
Posted by: Contagion at October 2, 2006 04:40 PMTammi,
I just don't understand these guys and mass killings. Revenge for something that happened 20 years ago...when he was 11? Give me a break. Go out in the woods and do yourself in. Leave everyone out of it. Crazy friggin' psycho!
This is just so sad...
Posted by: Mrs_Who at October 2, 2006 09:28 PMI've been following this today. It makes me sick.
Posted by: Bou at October 2, 2006 09:44 PM