Posted on 4/11/2009, 12:53:48 AM by Chet 99
Nurtured from an early age by her activist parents, 19-year-old Emily Silverstein was acutely aware of the troubles of the world and worked to find solutions to issues such as homelessness and women's rights. A sophomore honors student at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania, she was poised to take the world by storm, her family said.
But on Thursday morning, Silverstein was found dead in an off-campus apartment. She had been strangled and stabbed to death, allegedly by a former boyfriend, authorities said. ...
From her upbringing, Silverstein was destined to become an activist, Kelly said. Her relatives were anti-war protesters and anti-imperialists, she said. And she was raised in a community specifically chosen by her parents for its activist reputation.
Next week, she would have be one of dozens of students who planned to sleep in tents to draw attention to the plight of the homeless, her aunt said.
Silverstein, an anthropology major at Gettysburg, was a member of Students for a Democratic Society and lived in Peace House, whose main mission is to bring awareness to world peace issues, Kelly said. Co-president of Peace House, Silverstein also worked with Amnesty International and Free the Children.
She studied Arabic in college and planned to study in Morocco in the fall to improve her foreign language skills.
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...,”although killing is never justified,”...?
Never?
He looks like Scott Baio.
A lesson for a the Palin family a well?
I’ll give you the benefit of doubt.
She was a member of SDS which spawned the murderous Weathermen Underground.
You may think that’s jolly good fun for a 19 year old, but I sure as hell don’t. These Marxist pigs have ripped families apart, destroyed American society and engaged in terrorism and murder.
I pray that you never experience a terror attack against your family by a sick neo-fascist 19 year old “peace” activist.
I meant murder is never justified, although if she was a meat eating person who didnt believe in global warming, it might be something worth considering.
That's nice. The favor isn't returned. You have to be seriously messed up to revel in the murder of a 19 year old girl.
I pray that you never experience a terror attack against your family by a sick neo-fascist 19 year old “peace” activist.
Me too. Her politics were naive and stupid. I also don't recall reading of any terrorist attacks perpetrated by this college student. I stand by my earlier comment: you need professional help.
You’ve removed all doubt. You disgust me. I bet you have no mirrors in your house to see your traitorous face.
My father killed left wing 19 year old neo-fascists with bombs dropped from a B-25. My brother killed left wing 19 year old communists in Korea. I killed 19 year old communists in Vietnam.
You’re crying about dead communists and fascists. I’ve learned long ago that there’s no point in reasoning with left wing assholes. You don’t belong here on FR.
You want to continue the insults, go ahead. I have more waiting for you.
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