I’m still recovering from the tragic shootings yesterday in Arizona. While never a resident of Arizona, my time at MCAS there in Yuma Arizona, and knowing both the Congresswoman and her husband I am in full respect, and honor of the Congresswoman.
Insanity is no defense for the assailant , and all I can sort of understand it.
The marvelous Internet gives us instant access to information unknown by our ancestors. Cyber Bullying can incite someone to go over the brink, and commit such actions.
While many can allow such petty bullying to roll off our backs like water off a ducks back, there are those in society, especially, troubled or misguided youth, who are at odds with the establishment. If the assailant, was taunted, provoked or just told online , that he did not have the guts to commit this shooting, might just do it, just to prove that he indeed have the guts.
Loughner was unstable to begin with. It is known that Loghner had many postings on his MySpace and YouTube accounts. But I’d like to extend this a bit further, who knows that this incident, was incited through one of the Mexican drug cartels? Could the second person of interest, be an operative of one of those Mexican drug cartels, who influenced Loughner to pull the trigger. Congresswoman Giffords, husband has flown with many times with this reporter, more over, Mark is a member of our group. Mark and I met many times in Arizona, both on and off the MCAS base in Yuma. Likewise Congresswoman Giffords, had many meals with me and addressed our group, at a few of our AyreShows and membership meetings, but that’s getting off course here.
While the AyreWolvez Military Aviation Association, gets flack from many camps including those in MHI, still we never , ever would take such actions, against someone , although we have thought about it. After all, if you shoot someone only YOU loose, hit em with truth, and action through legal channels, you get resolve, and restitution.
But if you get bullied enough, if you get pushed, you react, in not too normal way, such as the actions of yesterday in Arizona.
Even getting rejected from Military service, at first can be a mind bending thing. However , like myself. When , I first enlisted in 1977 for the Navy, I passed everything with flying colors. However it was later learned that injuries that left a quarter sized hole in my skull, made me get a needed military waiver . My Dad along with at the time Idaho Senator Frank Church, and Dad’s connections from his own Marine service, got me that waiver, next I knew I was at Paris then Pensacola Florida for flight mechanics and later as an aviator, and admittance to the VMA214. What , I’m saying, there are more equitable paths to get in the military, if you really want to get in. Loughner, most likely did not think, that perhaps , the Congresswoman could help him get in, if in fact, he wanted to get in. But going up and plugging such a special person, as Gabbie , just terrible. While myself and the AyreWolvez don’t condone this action , still from cyber bullying etc, I can understand how such things can happen. And how someone can be pushed to commit such tragedies.
I think now , though we need to hear from Mark, Gabbie’s husband.
We all are praying for you Gabbie.
L8R Aviators
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