Yes it is senseless but I guess such a left winger as she is just couldn't believe that anyone could be that mean.
Check out her web site http://www.nicoledufresne.com/
Too bad she did not get a chance to mature in her thinking...
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You can bet this was a gun grabbing liberal with naivety about how the real world works.
I'm sorry for this lady. Whatever she did or did not do in life, she certainly didn't deserve to be murdered.
That disclaimer aside, however, I will note this: She didn't extend that same consideration to unborn children -- and made that VERY PUBLIC on her webpage.
(Before anyone flames me for daring to say that, consider this: What would FReepers say if, God forbid, the "beautiful" actress Jane Fonda were murdered? I don't think our comments about her would be all sweetness and light, despite our condemnation of murder.)
I suspect this woman was suffering from the liberal delusion that simply because she was liberal, she was somehow immune from crime.
I've known people like this: They think that by being hip and therefore recognizably liberal, the muggers will notice those wonderful qualities and thus not attack them.
Usually this delusion dissipates after the first mugging. Sadly, in this case, perhaps her first mugging was also her last.
Nicole: Proud member of http://www.thawaction.org/
Bless her heart. She doesn't believe in violence.
Rest in Peace.