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AN AMERICAN TRAGEDYThe New Yorker ‏@NewYorker
Why is #OakCreek treated as a tragedy for Sikhs in America rather than a tragedy for all Americans?
Thanks for posting this. I have been wondering how a tragedy of this nature could be so... ignored... by the media, whereas the aurora one grabbed, and still is, in MSM headlines.
The Oak Creek police officer Lt. Brian Murphy, who was shot NINE TIMES while responding to the shooting, has been released from the hospital! He is originally from Brooklyn, so this was on my local news, too.
http://www.weau.com/home/headlines/Wis-officer-wounded-in-temple-shooting-goes-home-167112405.html
Over the past few days, hundreds of people have been gathering in Oak Creek, Wisconsin to take part in a series of events organized by youth and civic leaders to mark the second anniversary of the tragedy. I joined them to honor the memories of those who were killed, and to learn about how we can better address - and ultimately prevent – hate violence in our country.
Like communities in Aurora and Newtown, also ravaged by gun violence in 2012, the people of Oak Creek have been in a cycle of grieving and rebuilding over the past two years. But what sets this community apart is the added element of racial targeting that was at play there: a vicious combination of racial anxiety and post-9/11 animus that requires an additional and unique set of responses and interventions from all of us...
The Sikh Healing Collective was formed to address the mental health and trauma needs with resources that integrate language, cultural and faith norms, especially to assist the children who lost parents in the shooting, or witnessed unspeakable violence while hiding in the gurdwara’s basement and kitchen pantry during the massacre.
Oak Creek Police Officer Sam Lenda and retired police lieutenant Brian Murphy were among 22 recipients of the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor, with the honors handed out Wednesday during a White House ceremony in Washington, D.C.
Murphy was the first officer on the scene during the August 2012 shooting at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin. Murphy was hit with 12 bullets during the attack in which six worshipers were killed and three were wounded. Lenda drove to the site and shot and partially disabled the gunman, who then killed himself.
The award citation lauded Lenda and Murphy for their "selfless actions" that "prevented further injuries and helped save many lives."