Posted on 01/08/2011 5:18:50 PM PST by markomalley
That’s the story I’ve heard, and it fits with what I have heard about Judge John Roll before today. I had heard him speak this summer and was impressed by his intelligence and kindness. It isn’t every federal judge that will take the time to address a group of law students.
His death in the Giffords shooting puzzled me. Why was he there? Was he a target?
From what I can gather at the moment, it sounds like it was an unfortunate—a tragic—coincidence.
A friend told me that he went to Mass Saturday morning, as it was his habit to do daily, and that he called his wife afterward. He told her that he had heard that Giffords was going to be at Safeway and that he wanted to stop by in order to congratulate her on her recent re-election. He was doing so to be civil.
Someone in the crowd was the opposite of civil, and Judge Roll was wounded fatally in the gunfire.
It is very sad that this man’s civility and generosity of spirit ended up getting him killed. But he was with our Lord that morning, we’re told. Let us pray confidently for the repose of his soul. Let us also pray for the comfort of his family.
Judge Roll, requiescat in pace.
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Possibly anti-Catholic? But who will care???
RIP.
Was this Judge a reliably conservative Justice?
Not knowing any other facts about this shooting, I’m just struck by this killing as very odd. Reminds me of Colby’s murder, er, death back during krinton’s reign.
Judge Roll was a guy in the wrong place at the wrong time. He just came to congratulate her and perhaps ask for assistance as a constituent.
He didn’t deserve to be senselessly murdered. And the Congresswoman, by all accounts, was well liked by her Tucson constituents. Today was one of those days one wishes we could all take back.
My thoughts and prayers go for Rep. Giffords and all who have lost much today. May God be with them!
So they are giving themselves a paid vacation then?
This man was a socialist. He was just a mainline liberal. HE KILLED A FEDERAL JUDGE!!! that is far greater that a REP!! FARRRRR more. This is a great example of the extremists communists that are Obama lovers. They are crushed by the election.They are now killing people.
This man was a socialist. He was just a mainline liberal. HE KILLED A FEDERAL JUDGE!!! that is far greater that a REP!! FARRRRR more. This is a great example of the extremists communists that are Obama lovers. They are crushed by the election.They are now killing people.
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You are right...if you go to the website “Hillbuzz” they have all the now quickly scrapped internet stuff this guy posted...thank god they went on there fast and took copies of the internet stuff.
His favorite video was one of someone burning the American flag...But that A.....e Pima Cty sheriff got on there in his news conference ranting on about how “all these people on the radio and TV, the vitriol is causing these mentally unstable people to go over the edge....and soon no one will want to be in office, blah, blah...”
He sure didn’t clarify this guy was a raging mental case, a Lefty and inspired by the daily Kos!
Thank God he was a looney leftist. It will be interesting to see if the Sunday talk shows mention it or cover it up and blame the gun loving hateful ‘tea baggers’.
You are clearly a moron if not a leftist plant. (What’s the deal your grammar is so poor you post your idiocy twice?
I’m pretty sure that Free republic is now littered with leftist plants trying to drag you all even further into retardville. Watching you morons grasping at every ridiculous bullshit rumor (i.e.-claiming that the retard today was the poster from dailykos).
Now unlike you pussy keyboard commandos I actually serve my country and have deployed. There used to be some great debate and worthy people on here. Now left is a bunch of wackos that are the lowest rung of American society.
Oh and BTW stop claiming to ever speak for people in uniform, cause I can promise you that my team, friends and brothers in arms feel no sympathy for how stupid you all are and would not welcome you anywhere near our units, bases or functions.
Grow Up Hypocrites
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“Attended” mass is correct. In another article it said he “celebrated” mass. Huh?? Only a priest can do that.
Are the articles saying this scumbag listed the Commie Manifesto as one of his favorite books still up or have the media gone quiet on that? There is nothing to link him to the right or the Tea Party but that won’t matter. Like the man who shot people at the Holocaust Museum. Clearly a big lefty but somehow he was tagged as a conservative.
Is it just my computer or is Free Republic really slow lately? Sometimes it won’t respond at all. I wonder if the FCC is already making some moves. Oops, I shouldn’t say that. My government might think I am some kind of extremist.
yeah..Freep is slower than i have ever seen it...Do not yet know if it is internal problems or hacking...
I am addressing anyone that automatically will post nonsense that is clearly BS to people with a modicum of sense. It makes conservatives look like idiot nut-jobs!
I’ve been on this site for more than a half of a decade and am fine knowing that this will be my last night here.
FR must have been infiltrated because I do not believe that people are really this dumb...There are leftists or contrarians that are trying to drive this site into obscurity.
Please read through some of the posts today and insane jumps that are a mirror of the piece of crap DU-ers.
I hope in the future that sanity prevails here and people don’t try and out due the crazy posts before their own...
Good luck to the good few left and God Bless——Outa here
Vaya con Dios.
I understand your sentiment on some posters, but that’s the public square. The public square here at FR has posters of incredible insight, rock-solid patriotism, comic genius. Where will you go?
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