Let the Character Assassination Begin

The man who killed four people at a church and missionary training center shot himself in the head and died after being hit by shots from a church security officer, police said Tuesday.

Perhaps. But there can be no doubt she stopped him and hastened his choice to pull the trigger before he bled to death--or worse, in his mind--was saved by paramedics.

But here's where it really gets good:

Also Tuesday, Minneapolis police Sgt. Jesse Garcia said Assam was fired from the Minneapolis force in 1997 for lying during an internal investigation. Sgt. John Delmonico, president of the Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis, said police were investigating a complaint that [Jeanne] Assam swore at a bus driver while she was handling an incident on a city bus.

I wonder if they're in the habit of releasing past employee personnel records like this, and wonder if that shouldn't prompt an investigation. What Assam represents, and therefore, she herself, must be discredited at all costs. They can't let us have her as an example: it's just too dangerous and damaging to their agenda.

She once swore at a bus driver? They are desperately digging for any mud they can throw that might stick, aren't they?

I'm waiting for God-only-knows-what to come slithering out from under the woodwork. I hope this lady has a fine support network, and a way of getting feedback about how many people are grateful for her inspiring bravery.