I am already tired of reading about the nutjob who opened fire at the movie theater.
I have read all manner of articles and comments about everything from "we need better mental health care" to "Was President Obama being political when he went there" to "continuing to keep the killer's name in print just feeds his ego, so we shouldn't keep mentioning it".
Of course, everyone keeps tiptoeing around anything even remotely involving why he was able to easily obtain all those weapons and all that ammo... I am
not going there at this time.
Where I would like to go refers back to the comments I've read about whether or not we should keep the killer's name in print. Whatever you may think about that, there are twelve people who *should* have their names printed and in our consciousness:
Jonathan Blunk, 26: A certified firefighter and emergency medical technician who had served in the US Navy for three tours of duty in the Middle East, he died after throwing himself in front of his girlfriend Jansen Young and saving her life.
Alexander "AJ" Boik, 18: A catcher who played on his high school baseball team through his junior year, he had recently graduated from Gateway High School in Aurora. He also played in the school orchestra. He was to start classes at the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design in the fall. Gateway principal Bill Hedges said Boik planned to become an art teacher.
Jesse Childress, 29: An Air Force cyber-systems operator based at Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora.
Gordon Cowden, 51: An independent businessman.
Jessica Ghawi, 24: A writer looking towards a career in sports journalism.
John Larimer, 27: A cryptologic technician with the US Navy based at Buckley Air Force Base.
Matt McQuinn, 27: An employee of a nearby Target store, he died protecting his girlfriend Samantha Yowler and her brother Nick.
Micayla "Cayla" Medek, 23: A student at Aurora Community College, she also worked at a Subway shop.
Veronica Moser-Sullivan, 6: A beginning swimmer.
Alex Sullivan, 27: A bartender at a Red Rooster restaurant.
Alexander C. Teves, 24: A graduate student in psychology, he got his Master's in June and was starting work towards a doctorate.
Rebecca Wingo, 32: A customer relations representative at a mobile medical imaging company.
http://news.yahoo.com/look-lives-colorado-shooting-victims-015820264.html