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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWaPo Op/Ed: We're Seth Rich's parents. Stop politicizing our son's murder.
Imagine living in a nightmare that you can never wake up from. Imagine having to face every single day knowing that your son was murdered. Imagine you had no answers that no one has been brought to justice and there were few clues leading to the killer or killers. Imagine that every single day, with every phone call you hope that its the police, calling to tell you that there has been a break in the case.
Imagine that instead, every call that comes in is a reporter asking what you think of a series of lies or conspiracies about the death. That nightmare is what our family goes through every day.
***
Seth had dedicated his life to public service, and he told us that he wanted to work on the campaigns effort to expand voter participation because he loved our country dearly and believed deeply in the promise of democratic engagement. Seth had been walking around, calling friends, family and his girlfriend, pondering the broader picture of what the job change would mean. He wondered how he would pick up and move to New York City for four months, the strain that might put on his relationships, and how it would all affect the life he had built for himself in Washington.
The circumstances of what happened next are still unclear. We know that Seth was abruptly confronted on the street, that he had been on the phone and quickly ended the call. We also know that there were signs of a struggle, including a watchband torn when the assailants attempted to rip it off his wrist. Law-enforcement officials told us that Seths murder looked like a botched robbery attempt in which the assailants after shooting our son panicked, immediately ran and abandoned Seths personal belongings. We have seen no evidence, by any person at any time, that Seths murder had any connection to his job at the Democratic National Committee or his life in politics. Anyone who claims to have such evidence is either concealing it from us or lying.
Imagine that instead, every call that comes in is a reporter asking what you think of a series of lies or conspiracies about the death. That nightmare is what our family goes through every day.
***
Seth had dedicated his life to public service, and he told us that he wanted to work on the campaigns effort to expand voter participation because he loved our country dearly and believed deeply in the promise of democratic engagement. Seth had been walking around, calling friends, family and his girlfriend, pondering the broader picture of what the job change would mean. He wondered how he would pick up and move to New York City for four months, the strain that might put on his relationships, and how it would all affect the life he had built for himself in Washington.
The circumstances of what happened next are still unclear. We know that Seth was abruptly confronted on the street, that he had been on the phone and quickly ended the call. We also know that there were signs of a struggle, including a watchband torn when the assailants attempted to rip it off his wrist. Law-enforcement officials told us that Seths murder looked like a botched robbery attempt in which the assailants after shooting our son panicked, immediately ran and abandoned Seths personal belongings. We have seen no evidence, by any person at any time, that Seths murder had any connection to his job at the Democratic National Committee or his life in politics. Anyone who claims to have such evidence is either concealing it from us or lying.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/were-seth-richs-parents-stop-politicizing-our-sons-murder/2017/05/23/164cf4dc-3fee-11e7-9869-bac8b446820a_story.html?utm_term=.466035552239
Those poor people. Hannity should rot in hell.
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WaPo Op/Ed: We're Seth Rich's parents. Stop politicizing our son's murder. (Original Post)
Maven
May 2017
OP
Yes & Hannity needs to be taken off the air now! It's criminal what he's doin to the parents.
InAbLuEsTaTe
May 2017
#7
Seth's parents have been through hell. And Hannity continues to keep them in hell.
SunSeeker
May 2017
#9
Hannity is of the lowest foulest scum in the orange funguses in the new and more
Jack-o-Lantern
May 2017
#12
mcar
(42,302 posts)1. There is a special place in hell for Hannity, Fox and any entities that
have tortured this grieving family for the sake of ratings and propaganda.
Dustlawyer
(10,495 posts)10. Don't forget the scumbag Newt Gingrich too!
crazycatlady
(4,492 posts)2. I hope they sue Hannity and Fox
Maven
(10,533 posts)3. I'm sure that Fox only retracted their fake story to avoid suit.
The question is whether they will keep allowing Hannity to catapult his lies on their air.
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,122 posts)7. Yes & Hannity needs to be taken off the air now! It's criminal what he's doin to the parents.
tammywammy
(26,582 posts)5. Fuck any and everyone pushing this conspiracy theory bullshit.
Including those that purport to be "progressives".
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,122 posts)8. We need to return to some kind of minimal journalistic standards.
AngryAmish
(25,704 posts)6. It looks like they got to them and they also are afraid for their lives.
InfoWars in 3, 2, 1....crazy shit people say.
SunSeeker
(51,550 posts)9. Seth's parents have been through hell. And Hannity continues to keep them in hell.
Cha
(297,154 posts)11. Christopher Stevens parents pleaded for
the same thing.
Jack-o-Lantern
(966 posts)12. Hannity is of the lowest foulest scum in the orange funguses in the new and more
toxic swamp of evil. I hope Karma will make him pay and pay.