Man Tara.  I think you summarize a lot of what people are feeling about this event.  You may be right in that It is this mixture of emotion that may well have silenced folks.  I am not suggesting it is an easy thing to know what to say here.  You said some powerful and deeply felt things in your letter.  I know that there are many thousands that were far more deeply affected than I was, and I cannot begin to fully understand their emotional journey, but I do know that this hatred must somehow end or it will destroy us all.  I sincerely hope you are right and that there is some good that can come of this death.  I struggle to see that right now, but perhaps it will take time.

I appreciate your thoughts and willingness to discuss this issue.  I genuinely hope that as we wrestle with this as individuals and a nation, we come to greater understanding of ourselves and the larger world community.  As I have said earlier, I believe this is the road to peace.