To feel so upset about jo cox?

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I didn't know of her before today but this news has devestated me for some reason. Watching the news I couldn't stop crying.

I just keep thinking of her poor kids.

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I feel what is the point of awfulness but to learn to prevent it? If we wring our hands nothing will be done. If we get depressed nothing will be done. If we discuss ways forward something will be done - surely that is the way?

I admit have been upset about Jo Cox's death. As a compassionate (I hope) being. Everyone has lost truly inspirational person in their lives who strove for what they believed (I have) and a death for a remarkable woman like Jo can spark the feelings for that person back up. But that is good. That is humanity. It means we can make things better

Sad to see the lack of empathy here, Worry's comments particularly unpleasant and dismissive. An odd thing to quibble over really.

As for the poster saying Jo's death will quickly be forgotten and last week's news, I think not. It has hit many people in the pit of their stomach.

worra's commets were about whether it was reasonable to start yet another thread.

And yes, it is unreasonable to start the 8th, 9th or 10th or whatever, especially when there are ines in the same topic with incredibly similar titles.

It's not a comment on the reactions to a high profile murder, but on MN posting standards.

Yes, because that's what's really important in life, isn't it? We must uphold MN posting standards. Never mind someone being upset, that we could just ignore. Far better to slap them down for not meeting posting standards.

Returning to a positive tone. The choir at the end of the Last Leg singing live from Batley was beautiful. A lovely tribute to Jo Cox.

Nope it's not unreasonable to start a hundred threads - how can it be? Who makes the rules about how people feel or thread making? Isn't that kind of irrelevant? A murder...a thread...ten threads....a thousand threads.

Compassion, empathy...how should they be controlled? Should they? Really? This is life - admittedly through a keyboard but I don't think those things should be constrained by made up rules. This is someone who has died...who served our country. I love that posters have taken time from their lives to express their own feelings.

Perhaps MN also needs the rational and compassionate to start expressing themselves rather than the playground tit for tat antics that led to degradation and dehumanisation

How can we criticise the politicians if it is happening here too? Enough is enough.

can we not see that this thread is utterly banal/tasteless/pointless at this point?

Such a disturbing thing to the happen - can't help but be disturbed and flattened by it. Can make one lose one's faith in humanity temporarily.

Love and kindness eventually wins through - I know.

Agree with recent posters.

I tentatively suggested on a thread a year or so ago on MPs pay that many MPs are decent people, in it for the right reasons, trying to do good who could earn a damn sight more doing other jobs as very talented people. Friends of ours labour MPs.

I was torn apart and the anti all mp vitriol from some established posters whom others fawn over has stayed with me.

Oops I'm sorry I posted this smile on the wrong thread

indy100.independent.co.uk/article/every-word-of-james-obriens-rant-about-jo-cox-and-britains-political-climate-is-worth-listening-to--ZkwDtK284Z

My mother used to work with high level security and she feels that Jo death was avoidable - he was stalking her for 3 months and there must have been enough red flags for the police to have intervened - so maybe it wasn't purely political - maybe he was a stalker fixated . But 3 months

I agree KEeala - feel the same way . For the vitriol and stress being an MP is very low paid - I wouldn't

Kerala - i would agree with you. We may not agree with policies and ifeals of MPs but generally i think they are good people who work hard for others.

He was stalking her?

sorry that was meant to be

There's no evidence he was stalking her. Someone else was sending her hateful emails for 3 months but the it is not the same person who killed her

No, as I understood it, someone had been sending abusive messages for three months but not him.

Unfortunately I think many female MPs deal with abusive messages etc.

The York MP Rachael Maskell had a death threat only a few days ago for making a speech welcoming refugees.

Even the non-sexualised stuff, I think women MPs get disproportionately.

What WORRA said. Also, using AIBU about being upset about a murdered woman and her poor children husband and family? Awfully bad taste, and somewhat trivialising.

It's not a comment on the reactions to a high profile murder, but on MN posting standards

Oh right ! That's helpful - so said posting standards are more important are they they someone expressing their grief at a very public and brutal murder

Good to know

So everyone - before you dare even Fucking express an emotion make sure you check there is not an existing thread you can join ? As if not you will get rightfully pasted

Sheesh

Bad taste? Bloody hell just incredible. I think it's very moving that so many people have been touched by her death and no we won't forget about it by next week