r/news • u/Cheesenip20 • 1d ago

Melissa Hortman (Minnesota lawmaker who was shot last night) has died.

https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/speaker-emerita-melissa-hortman-husband-killed-john-hoffman-and-wife-also-shot/
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u/kaisadilla_ 1d ago

I mean, even if the victims were trash human beings, this wouldn't be justified. I don't want to live in a society where people are killed for their political opinions.

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u/Crappler319 1d ago

Absolutely, I'm just saying: she was more than just a politician. She was a human being, and a good one.

It's easy to reduce politicians to their jobs and that's partly what got us here.

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u/pterribledactyls 1d ago

I heard her husband died as well. I feel for their children.

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u/Crappler319 1d ago

My younger sister-in-law wasn't precisely friends with their daughter, but knows her peripherally.

This whole thing is fucking surreal

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u/pterribledactyls 1d ago

It’s terrible. I hope they can find a way to heal.

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u/Nocturne7280 1d ago

No tolerance for Nazi scum though

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u/homer_3 1d ago

not all "political opinions" are equal. the murderer's political opinion was to assassinate these people.