Sometimes the wisest reaction is not the loudest one. It is the measured pause, the considered word, the deeper question. Letter to the editor

The proper response to a public murder

The United States has suffered a tragic loss in the assassination of a provocative public figure — one who inspired admiration in some and deep opposition in others. In the aftermath, social media has erupted into a frenzy of opinion: one side sainting the victim, the other side vilifying him. But amid the noise, a crucial truth risks being forgotten.

Murder is always wrong. Without debate. Without caveat. Whatever one thinks of the victim’s ideas, words or actions, the intentional taking of life is a violation of the most basic moral boundary we share as a society. The moment we begin to rationalize or excu

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