[stylist] The tragic shooting of Gabrielle Giffords

[Judith Bron]

Bridget, Thanks for the kind words.  Some on this list were not supportive 
of the fact that I didn't believe that blaming an entire political group or 
any individuals for the actions of a madman belonged in our reaction to the 
senseless deaths of some and grave injury to others.  I was shocked to 
realize that many of you whom I also consider close friends took the piece 
to be hostile to those who might not agree that blaming one school of 
political thought was the only way to go in reacting to this brutal act. 
The other day I called a friend who holds an MA in Psych to ask exactly what 
was meant by schizophrenia.  I had a client with the disorder and my best 
way of explaining her problem was not very professional, but exact 
nonetheless.  She was nuts.  She was not hostel or aggressive in any way.  I 
used this client's disorder as a jumping off point to understand the animal 
who did this despicable act to law abiding citizens on a lovely Saturday 
afternoon.  My piece wasn't political, but I hoped it would help others to 
step away from the blame game in the Arizona affair.  Obviously most of you 
think that one political ad or political dialogue between two influential 
politicians was above board because it was obvious that my opinions don't 
jive with yours.  So lets talk fiction and descriptions of nice people at 
nice parties eating nice treats as authors.  Lets not get into anything that 
might offend some bleeding hearts.  JB