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Nullification for Orlando, Newtown, etc.
« on: June 13, 2016, 08:20:31 am »
I yearned for this after the mass murder of grade school children in Newtown, CT, and I yearn for it now after the mass murder of my LGBTQ kin in Orlando: I'll call it "nullification."

Simply put, the perpetrators of these crimes should be erased from public memory. By law, their birth certificates should be revoked, or redacted to eliminate their name; mentioning their name in the press or showing their photo should be illegal (and yes, I realize this would run into First Amendment issues); any presence on social media should be scrubbed clean.

Until that day, I practice my own version of nullification. I refuse to mention their names, and I make a concerted effort not to learn their names; to let it slip from my memory, replacing it instead with the names and facts about some of their victims. I notice at least one local newscaster here in NYC has begun doing the same thing.
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Re: Nullification for Orlando, Newtown, etc.
« Reply #1 on: June 13, 2016, 07:11:06 pm »
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I yearned for this after the mass murder of grade school children in Newtown, CT, and I yearn for it now after the mass murder of my LGBTQ kin in Orlando: I'll call it "nullification."

Simply put, the perpetrators of these crimes should be erased from public memory. By law, their birth certificates should be revoked, or redacted to eliminate their name; mentioning their name in the press or showing their photo should be illegal (and yes, I realize this would run into First Amendment issues); any presence on social media should be scrubbed clean.

Until that day, I practice my own version of nullification. I refuse to mention their names, and I make a concerted effort not to learn their names; to let it slip from my memory, replacing it instead with the names and facts about some of their victims. I notice at least one local newscaster here in NYC has begun doing the same thing.

 
I was actually really proud of my Facebook feed today. I don't know the shooter's name or what he looks like, but I do know how many showed up to give blood.
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Re: Nullification for Orlando, Newtown, etc.
« Reply #2 on: June 14, 2016, 07:39:29 am »
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I was actually really proud of my Facebook feed today. I don't know the shooter's name or what he looks like, but I do know how many showed up to give blood.

I wish I could say that. Mine was full of gun nuts saying the Obama and/or Clinton will use this to take away their guns. And the Trump people were loudly supporting his idea to ban Muslim tourists and immigrants.
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Re: Nullification for Orlando, Newtown, etc.
« Reply #3 on: June 14, 2016, 06:31:34 pm »
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Until that day, I practice my own version of nullification. I refuse to mention their names, and I make a concerted effort not to learn their names; to let it slip from my memory, replacing it instead with the names and facts about some of their victims.


I think I'll start doing that.
 
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I wish I could say that. Mine was full of gun nuts saying the Obama and/or Clinton will use this to take away their guns. And the Trump people were loudly supporting his idea to ban Muslim tourists and immigrants.

 
There was Glenn Beck playing down the hall this morning, and from what I could tell it was very similar to your facebook feed. >>
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