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In a lengthy blog post published on his presidential campaign website Tuesday, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) claimed the father of Oregon gunman Chris Harper Mercer was a "complete failure" and demanded that he apologize for the shooting.
In the blog post -- titled "We fill Our Culture With Garbage, And We Reap The Result" -- Jindal blamed the prevalence of mass shootings in America on "deep and serious cultural decay in our society," jumping from a condemnation of violence in media and a reference to abortion to a discussion of the reported absence of the father of the Harper Mercer in the young man's life.
"This killers father is now lecturing us on the need for gun control and he says he has no idea how or where his son got the guns," Jindal wrote. "Of course he doesnt know. You know why he doesnt know? Because he is not, and has never been in his sons life. Hes a complete failure as a father, he should be embarrassed to even show his face in public. Hes the problem here."
The father, Ian Mercer, has told the media he believes the shooting wouldn't have happened if gun control laws had prevented his son from accessing the 13 weapons linked to him during the investigation into the shooting, which left 10 dead including Harper Mercer. It's been reported that Harper-Mercer's mother Laurel Harper had bragged prior to the shooting about the stockpile of firearms she had been collecting, and that she and her son were frequent visitors of the local gun range. According to the New York Times, Laurel Harper and Ian Mercer had divorced about a decade ago, and Ian had not seen his son in the two years since Chris Harper-Mercer moved to Oregon with his mother.
"He brags that he has never held a gun in his life and that he had no idea that his son had any guns. Why didnt he know? Because he failed to raise his son. He should be ashamed of himself, and he owes us all an apology," Jindal wrote. "When he was asked what his relationship was with his son, he said he hadnt seen him in a while because he lived with his mother. Case Closed."
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Skittles
(153,174 posts)Jim Beard
(2,535 posts)A totally worthless individual.
jaysunb
(11,856 posts)total lack of shame is beyond words.
JCMach1
(27,566 posts)Nay
(12,051 posts)me b zola
(19,053 posts)...I run into this filth pouring out of the mouth of Jindal.
hollysmom
(5,946 posts)what a waste of his scholarship,. maybe Rhodes committee should raise their standards.
exboyfil
(17,865 posts)who gave him the money to purchase the gun. Was he more of a failure as a father especially given that he was 21 and this shooter was 26.
al bupp
(2,182 posts)blame the parents.