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Jennicut

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31. Many of the parents of the children that died in Newtown have been on our local news.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 10:04 AM

Feb 2013

Living in CT, I have seen many of these parents speak before. It is still heartbreaking and will never stop being heartbreaking. The "Connecticut effect" will not go way, especially for those of us in CT. We have daily reminders here of what happened. Increased security at school and cops outside the schools for that first week after. Things will never be the same nor should they be. Something has to change.

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He said, 'everything's going to be ok, Dad, it's all going to be ok.' And it wasn't ok." [View all] kpete Feb 2013 OP

Man o man madokie Feb 2013 #1

He's using that boy as a prop malaise Feb 2013 #2

Those POS already messed with him during his earlier testimony in CT. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2013 #5

My brother lost his 18yo daughter and her boyfriend to a drugged and drunk driver in 2008 - he blm Feb 2013 #7

Ditto your last sentence laundry_queen Feb 2013 #10

How can you malaise Feb 2013 #13

I'm not going to lie to you. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2013 #14

Sandy Hook Haunts Me Too HangOnKids Feb 2013 #16

Neil Heslin is on Tweety right now malaise Feb 2013 #17

It happened to my brother and he went with it to his grave... CTyankee Feb 2013 #21

Watching that, as a father, felt like a punch in the gut. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2013 #3

"out there" ? laundry_queen Feb 2013 #12

Bless his heart. I hope they beat the nra. Cha Feb 2013 #4

Who will be the first NRA dirtbag TheCowsCameHome Feb 2013 #6

There are quite a few of those yahoos in the comment section. nt Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2013 #8

Those are the probably NRA whores, doing what they do best. TheCowsCameHome Feb 2013 #19

I was able to have the whole hearing on in the background. jmg257 Feb 2013 #9

i can see his pain but it has to be far worse than we all think JI7 Feb 2013 #11

Yes deutsey Feb 2013 #29

. myrna minx Feb 2013 #15

A parent knows the truth of Obama's words even before this shooting. He said it better than I can: freshwest Feb 2013 #18

100% agree. graham4anything Feb 2013 #26

My heart breaks for him graywarrior Feb 2013 #20

Hugs... sheshe2 Feb 2013 #23

(( )) blm Feb 2013 #24

Several said this event was Haunting and it was. sheshe2 Feb 2013 #22

notice how the NRA advocates keep quiet sigmasix Feb 2013 #25

Does anyone know anything about Heslin's wife? Frustratedlady Feb 2013 #27

I believe they are divorced. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2013 #28

That was incredibly painful to watch. sufrommich Feb 2013 #30

Many of the parents of the children that died in Newtown have been on our local news. Jennicut Feb 2013 #31