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Another school shooting - when does it stop?
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<blockquote data-quote="Kathy813" data-source="post: 36884" data-attributes="member: 1967"><p><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> <strong>Definition of excuse</strong>:</p><p></p><p>to offer an apology for; seek to remove the blame of: He excused his absence by saying that he was ill. </p><p></p><p>to serve as an apology or justification for; justify: Ignorance of the law excuses no one. </p><p></p><p>To explain (a fault or an offense) in the hope of being forgiven or understood: He arrived late and excused his tardiness in a flimsy manner. </p><p></p><p>To apologize for (oneself) for an act that could cause offense: She excused herself for being late.</p><p> </p><p>To grant pardon to; forgive: We quickly excused the latecomer. </p><p></p><p>To make allowance for; overlook: Readers must excuse the author's youth and inexperience </p><p></div></div></p><p></p><p>Mental illness might be an explanation for what he did but it is not an excuse. Nothing can serve as a justification or allow us to overlook or remove blame from this individual.</p><p></p><p>There is no excuse for this.</p><p></p><p>~Kathy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kathy813, post: 36884, member: 1967"] <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> [b]Definition of excuse[/b]: to offer an apology for; seek to remove the blame of: He excused his absence by saying that he was ill. to serve as an apology or justification for; justify: Ignorance of the law excuses no one. To explain (a fault or an offense) in the hope of being forgiven or understood: He arrived late and excused his tardiness in a flimsy manner. To apologize for (oneself) for an act that could cause offense: She excused herself for being late. To grant pardon to; forgive: We quickly excused the latecomer. To make allowance for; overlook: Readers must excuse the author's youth and inexperience </div></div> Mental illness might be an explanation for what he did but it is not an excuse. Nothing can serve as a justification or allow us to overlook or remove blame from this individual. There is no excuse for this. ~Kathy [/QUOTE]
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