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.
FR has been extremely slow in loading for me also...sometimes won’t....a few days ago I could get nothing. And earlier today I gave up for awhile.
It wouldn’t surprise me that this site will be one of the first to go....Zero hates this site....it is referenced by all who understand what an immoral communist leader we have.
You need therapeutic help bother. Guilt is the cause. Rid yourself from guilt and you will live a simi normal life WITH LAPSES INTO RAGE. Calm the hell down. Get a grip you socialist. Also , quit attacking people here on our site or you will be removed.
I’m sorry Judge Roll was murdered, but before you canonize him, did you know he sided with illegals against an Arizona rancher?
No he was not a conservative judge.
He ruled against a rancher on the border protecting his property or life from invaders in a case a couple of years ago. It caused a huge stir! I can not remember the details, though. The Left blames - who else - talk radio for telling Arizonians about the abuse of the rancher’s constitutional rights by the judge.
I had no idea that this judge, Catholic, had been killed. I just saw the headlines about Giffords.
Lord have mercy on us.
May God have mercy.
May God have mercy.
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