A vigil held Wednesday evening to recognize the victims and heroes of the shooting earlier this week at a Colorado high school turned into a political protest after some students in attendance expressed frustration with the tone and focus of the speeches.
Speakers at the event, which honored Kendrick Castillo, the 18-year-old who was killed protecting his fellow classmates at the STEM School in Highlands Ranch, also talked about the need to take action in the wake of another tragic school shooting and reform the nation's gun laws. On Thursday, Crow spoke with ABC News' Senior Washington Reporter Devin Dwyer about the protest, saying he supported the students' demand that they be given a chance to speak.
The tenor of the vigil seemed to shift after some in the audience began to express frustration that the event was not solely focused on remembering the heroes and victims of the shooting. #STEM vigil turned out very different than planned. After speeches from politicians and advocates, the students grew restless that not as much was being said about the school or the students and too much about politics. Then this happened. And, we can't confirm about the media. pic.twitter.com/HaJL71j8fj“What happened at STEM is awful, but it’s not a statistic. We can’t be used for a reason for gun control. We are people, not a statement,” one student said after the event.
Fake news outlets don't care who they hurt as they push the anti-gun propaganda for their Democratic masters. MAGA2020 TDS FakeNewsMedia DemocratsAreDestroyingAmerica
You mean thoughts and prayers don’t work ?
This is a horrible example of politics!
Don’t come back
LeslieMarshall “Fake News” better wake up. 15 & 16 year olds aren’t buying propaganda. ABC______ Something goes in this spot...Currently the word isn’t “News”.
Can't imagine how these kids wake every morning going to a slaughter house disguisedas a learning institution. So how is this the land of the free when kids are terrified like this? Good luck guys with your guys and who needs a foreign terrorist when you have home grown ones
LeslieMarshall Because dems won't even let the bodies get cold before using them for gun control
So their elected representative offers his best suggestion? If he doesn’t actually represent them, I suppose he’ll be voted out. But I fail to see how this is disingenuous.
Well kids nobody politicized the previous shooting thats why it happened again, in your school. Anyhow ill just send you my thoughts and prayers and move on.
This is heartbreaking and you wonder if this is going to be your child tomorrow..hug your children.
What's actually the news? Only one died, that's 1/100th of those killed by guns on the same day in america..... so why's it special?
Good for them.
Kendrick Castillo should be on all networks and a national hero
'Students walk out when vigil turns into an anti-gun political show' There...fixed that headline for you 👌
Imagine hijacking a memorial event for a dead kid and trying to turn it into a political rally
Good for them for standing up and not being lectured by people who's clear aim is to politicize and strip Americans of their rights based on this shooting. Much better than the puppets like those in Florida.
Maybe students should walk on classes nation wide, and refuse to return to school until common sense gun reforms are made.
These are the faces of America's school children. Look at them.
Finally some adults in the room
Well kids, it's political.
Does the USA SENATE REALLY MAKE JUST AS MUCH AFTER THEY RETIRE AS THEY DID WHILE WORKING? They don’t work anymore? And they still get paid? ARE WE PAYING FOR EXTRAVAGANT FEASTS AND NO FELON WORK PROGRAM AFTER JAILS?
Go ahead and thank the news outlets like yourself for massively promoting politics in every ounce of life
I bet the anti gun group wasn't prepared for a bunch of students who wouldn't go along with the anti gun crap. They probably thought it would be easy to get these students to join their anti gun group. Completely backfired.
SICK Dem=Liberals will not let kids grieve. SAD
Everythang iz political, now days.
good!
Well, since the government is letting kids be slaughtered in school, it’s kinda political.
Politics is in everything we do including couples and parents with their children. Political thinking helps man to solve societal challenges.
Parents should be held responsible when their children use their guns in the commission of a crime.
More propoganda. Quit it now 2A
No. It turned human.
Good
Let's be honest. What isn't political nowadays?
No matter the gun laws people pass, there will always be tragedy due to black market sales. Yes, common sense gun laws keep people from legally acquiring firearms, but it will not stop them from going behind the eyes of the government. Where there is a will, there is a bullet.
One person died and they all think like they matter now LOL gtfo you nobodies just like me.
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