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March 28, 2005

Getting it Back-Ass-Wards

On CNN today, this headline:

As killer gunman approached, teacher prayed

And underneath that...

Victim praised for her dedication to American Indian students

Perhaps it's just me, but the second one seems a little more important - and relevant - than the first. Especially in light of this:

"God be with us. God help us," 15-year-old Ashley Lajeunesse heard Rogers say after she told students to hide as gunman Jeff Weise fired through a window and marched into the room.

"He walked up to that teacher with the shotgun, and he pulled the trigger, but it didn't fire," said Chongai'la Morris, 14.

A miracle! Prayer works!

"Then he pulled out his pistol, and he shot her three times in the side and once in the face."

...just not very well.

Hey, I think it's great that she dedicated her life to helping these needy students. Very admirable indeed.

However, standing up to pray in the face of a madman with a gun tends to get one shot in the face. It was a bad decision, no better than standing their and pooping oneself - hiding with the kids sounds like a better option to me.

But then we wouldn't have such a Jesus-cheese-tastic headline. Would we?