Gabrielle Giffords Call For Sympathy And Understanding Is Met With... Hate

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As an assassination attempt survivor, former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) knows a thing or two about gun violence. In 2011, the congresswoman was shot in the head during a campaign event in Arizona.

On Wednesday, she reacted to the news of a shooting at a congressional baseball practice with deep sympathy for those affected. She also expressed appreciation for the Capitol Police, whose quick response undoubtedly stopped a tragic situation from becoming worse:

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Gabrielle Giffords ✔ @GabbyGiffords
My heart is with my former colleagues, their families & staff, and the US Capitol Police- public servants and heroes today and every day.
6:49 AM - 14 Jun 2017
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While the vast majority of respondents from all sides of the political spectrum welcomed the compassionate tweet

Others didn’t.

Instead, a subset of angry internet trolls latched onto Giffords as a target, attacking her on Twitter and accusing her of all manner of wrongs.

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Marv L Shedley @MarvLSOne
@GabbyGiffords BS, you probably staged this for another gun-grab attempt. Sorry, TRAITOR, it's NOT going to work.
7:22 AM - 14 Jun 2017
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Chris Dumas @DACHIBEAR85
@GabbyGiffords @CR People like you enable this by trying to ban legal firearms go F yourself
6:54 AM - 14 Jun 2017
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Douglas morse @Douglasmorse10
@GabbyGiffords @NancyPelosi To bad it was not her
7:21 AM - 14 Jun 2017
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Melanie Turtletaub @MelTurtletaub
@GabbyGiffords @NancyPelosi Why don't you blame all these democrats who are stirring their crazies up, this is their fault! This is what HATE does!
7:21 AM - 14 Jun 2017
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/gabby-giffords-shooting-response-twitter_us_59414537e4b09ad4fbe4a66f

[LonePirate]

1. That irony in that last tweet is thick as is the clearly charged viewpoints of all of them.

[BlueStater]

2. Oh, fuck them.

Yeah, I feel really unified right now.

The fake president is a piece of shit and even another 9/11 wouldn't make me support that scum.

[dhill926]

3. sometimes I long for the days of pre-internet...

when these hate-filled assholes only talked to each other...

[Chellee]

6. Not even that.

They're mostly talking to people who live in different states. Chances are that they would never have stumbled across anyone who thought like them even if they lived 4 blocks over. Pre-internet they would have just stewed silently, because they would be shunned whenever they did speak up.

The internet connects like-minded people and helps them to feel not so alone. But that's a blessing and a curse, because the internet can't only connect people with good intentions.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. Those "tweeters" are horrible creatures. Just like the one they voted in for President.

Gabby Giffords said the honorable thing.

[Takket]

5. it is terrifying how outright stupid so much of this country is

at least 33% if you look at 45's base

[dalton99a]

7. Kick

[chelsea0011]

8. They are The Deplorables.