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An Object Lesson in "what not to do" - Drew Phipps - 14-05-2014
From news 5/14/2014:
"A playground in Mystic, Connecticut, dedicated to a girl shot during the Newtown massacre, is allegedly being vandalized by "truthers" who claim the shooting never took place.
A vinyl sign weighing 50 pounds was stolen last Tuesday from the Grace McDonnell Playground.
The sign featured a peace symbol that was based on the 7-year-old girl's drawing. She is one of the 20 children shot by Adam Lanza at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut on Dec. 14, 2012.
Grace's mother, Lynn McDonnell, found out about the theft when a man claiming to have stolen the sign called her. During a brief conversation, the sign-stealer allegedly told McDonnell that he took the sign because he believes the school shooting was a hoax, CBS2.com reports.
He also taunted her that her daughter never existed, a comment that suggested he thought McDonnell was part of the alleged conspiracy."
This is exactly the opposite of the way that researchers and activists of a particular point of view should be acting. So, is the theft and vandalism an act of incredible stupidity on the part of truthers, or is it yet more false propaganda?
Please, in all your research and writings, have some tact and sympathy for family members of victims. You might actually be wrong. Right or wrong, you lose support from the very people that will be most motivated to learn the truth, with inconsiderate or insensitive remarks.