Scars left from Wisconsin shootings a worry

Seattle Times ^ | Stephen Kinzer and Monica Davey

[SSG USA]

Here is an article from the NYSlimes

[tkathy]

This whining victimhood article is part of the reason why the blue state idiots are losing.

[timberlandko]

Perhaps this will make it a little less abstract.

Allan Laski
May 10, 1961—Nov. 21, 2004
Allan James Laski, 43, of Haugen died Nov. 21 from a fatal gunshot wound. A Mass of Christian burial is Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Haugen, with the Rev. David Oberts officiating and burial at the church cemetery. Visitation is Friday from 4-8 p.m. at Appleyard’s Home for Funerals in Rice Lake and Saturday at the church for 1 hour before the service.

Robert Crotteau
Oct. 18, 1962—Nov. 21, 2004
Robert James Crotteau, 42, of Haugen died Nov. 21 while hunting in Sawyer County. A Mass of Christian burial is Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rice Lake, with the Rev. David Oberts officiating. Visitation is at the church on Friday from 4-8 p.m. and on Saturday for 1 hour before the service.

Joseph Crotteau
April 10, 1984—Nov. 21, 2004
Joseph Crotteau, 20, of Haugen died Nov. 21 while hunting in Sawyer County. A Mass of Christian burial is Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rice Lake, with the Rev. David Oberts officiating. Visitation is at the church on Friday from 4-8 p.m. and on Saturday for 1 hour before the service.

Mark Roidt
Aug. 26, 1976—Nov. 21, 2004
Mark Roidt, 28, of Rice Lake, died of a gunshot wound Nov. 21 in Sawyer County. Mr. Roidt is the son of Karen Roidt and the late Larry Roidt. Funeral services will be held Friday, Nov. 26 at 10:30 a.m. from Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Dobie. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation is Thursday at Jarocki Funeral Home in Rice Lake from 4-8 p.m. with a prayer service set for 7:30 p.m. Visitation also will be held at the church for an hour prior to the time of services.

Dennis Drew, age 55
Funeral services for Dennis Drew are Monday, Nov. 29 at 1:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Dobie, with burial in Northwest Wisconsin Veterans Cemetery in Spooner. Visitation is Sunday from 3-8 p.m. with a 7:30 p.m. prayer service at Jarocki Funeral Home in Rice Lake and Monday at the church for an hour prior to the time of services.

Jessica Willers (No Photo Available)
Aug. 21, 1977—Nov. 21, 2004
Jessica Willers, 27, of Green Bay and formerly of Rice Lake died of a gunshot wound Nov. 21 in Sawyer County. Ms. Willers is the daughter of Terry and Patti Willers of Rice Lake. Funeral services are Monday at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rice Lake. Visitation is at the church on Sunday from 4-8 p.m., with a 6:45 p.m. prayer service, and Monday for 1 hour before the service.

The Reverend David Oberts has been a very busy priest the past few days. He'd rather have been deerhunting himself.

[the invisib1e hand]

its a tragedy, an awful situation. but just WTF has the NYT got to do with it? Can't they keep their ambulance chasing spin doctors off of it?

[Northern Yankee]

This whole article is absurd.

The Seattle Times depicts the dead as "White Hunters" and the shooter as the Asian killer. They do the pitting of communities against each other, not the people here in Wisconsin. We don't blame an ethnic community for what has happened. We blame the shooter.

I live in Central Wisconsin has opened its arms to the H'mong population, and to infer to it as something that incites violence against this group is absurd.

There is no reason for this kind of yellow journalism, and I know that most who live here in Wisconsin would find this article offensive, and condescending.

[Catspaw]

It is a condescending article, the big city folks lecturing to those idiot Midwesterners.

I don't condemn the Hmong community for the murderous actions of one person. It'd be like blaming the Irish for the actions of Timothy McVeigh.

[Northern Yankee]

I live in Central Wisconsin and it has opened its arms to the H'mong population. To infer to that the clash of cultures will continue to incite violence is absurd.

That's better.... Need some coffee.

[Northern Yankee]

Absolutely!

[the invisib1e hand]

They've been making victims, atangonzing groups, and reaping the benefits for so long it must be their only purpose for existence. Disseminating "news" is just a sideline, front for what they're really about.

[ko_kyi]

I'll bet the Hmongs would carry out a more severe punishment on him than the state of WI if they could.

[Catspaw]

I live in Wisconsin--Green Bay--which has a fairly large Hmong community. I have Hmong neighbors now and had Hmong neighbors in my old neighborhood.

The worst thing a Hmong can do is bring shame on his family (and clan), and someone who brings shame on his family is oscracized, shunned. My neighbors are just as shocked, baffled and confused by this mass murder as the community in Rice Lake.

Just remember that a lot of this spin is coming from his lawyers and dimwit big city reporters, trying to stir a racist pot that doesn't exist--or if it does, it's coming from those who already are racists.

[ozaukeemom]

ping

[Ladysmith]

Ping.

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[dljordan]

I heard the guys family on the radio talking about what a great family man he was. This whole thing is being used by the anti-gunners to slam gun owners. As usual.

[Iowa Granny]

thanks for the ping.

[AppyPappy]

If the shooter was a right winger, I bet the articles would be a lot different.

[Catspaw]

That was his daughter at a press conference held by his lawyers. She didn't take any questions, no doubt because she and the lawyers didn't want to talk about his history of domestic abuse.

[Ladysmith]

You bet.

[Northern Yankee]

Please put me on...

Thanks!

Jay

[Ladysmith]

You're welcome.