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Good to read of compassion for R.A.C. Martin

About: With the tolling of the bells: A sad moment in Columbia history

To ColumbiaMagazine.com:

Here's my comment: It's good to read that someone had compassion about the victims of a robbery and murder. Making James and his gang "the high point of our bicentennial" by re-enacting a crime is teaching children especially what we really value. . . drew big crowds . . . must have liked to see someone shot . . . and the gang is not even caught. Lets give a cheer and do it again next year!"

I have no idea what prompts leaders to choose a robbery and murder as the one big thing to celebrate. How did all the spectators explain to the children? "Why yes, the James Gang is famous - should be INfamous - because they robbed and killed a lot of people and they even came to the Bank of Columbia! Wow!! Are we proud or what?

s/Vonnie Kolbenschlag




This story was posted on 2010-05-01 01:33:33
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