A reality based independent journal of observation & analysis, serving the Flathead Valley & Montana since 2006. © James Conner.
Yesterday, a man, now in custody, killed three persons, one a police officer, at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, CO. At this point we know the man in custody is 57 (some reports say 59) years old — and nothing more.
But that and nothing more was enough for some to link the gunman to the rhetoric of Republican politicians.
Was it an act of domestic terrorism? Possibly. Or was it the shooter settling a private grievance? Possibly. At this point, there is a plethora of possibilities, but a paucity of facts. What I know, however, is that there are not yet enough facts to justify any hard conclusions. There are, however, enough facts to fuel speculation. Indeed, the fewer the facts, the easier it is to speculate.