Aaren O’Connor

REPORTS OF THE SHOOTING death in Chicago of Aaren O’Connor, a 25-year-old woman who had moved to the city a year and a half ago against the advice of her father, have some of the strange and confusing signs of manipulation with the intent of promoting “gun control.”

Aaren was shot in the head as she sat in her parked car Friday night in the Pilsen neighborhood while speaking to her sister on the phone, according to police reports. She was shot in the back of the head. Her sister heard nothing, neither gun shots nor the smashing of glass, nor did her father, David, who also spoke to her after she was shot and said she spoke and complained of her head hurting. Perhaps it is possible to speak and hold a phone after a lethal bullet wound to the head, but it must be uncommon. We are told it was a stray bullet that killed her. Some of the headlines emphasize this point, but no other evidence is presented that there was a gunfight nearby.
In a middle class neighborhood of row houses at 7:30 at night, wouldn’t someone have heard the gunshots, the smashing of glass and gone to investigate or called the police? Why do all the news reports assume it was a gunfight and not a murder by someone she knew?

In order for a bullet to penetrate the car and hit her in the back of the head, it would probably have had to go through her back window, which would have been smashed. In any event, it would have had to go through some window, as presumably she was not sitting in the car in the Chicago winter with the windows open. We are given only this darkened photo of the car. There must be a police photo of a smashed window. That’s basic. There are no other photos of her car in news reports.

Her father’s warning that she not move to Chicago, the phone calls, her attractiveness, her youth, all made it inevitable that news of the shooting would travel fast. Aaren (boy name) was beautiful, a highly compassionate person, an organ donor (she is “still with us”), and was living with her Hispanic boyfriend (another ad for the New World Order). “Aaren was incredibly kind and would frequently give people 12 chances before harboring any negative feelings towards them,” a friend said. Normally people focus on the positive when someone is killed. That is not strange at all. But there is a waxing on and on about how good the deceased was, a spilling forth of very specific, familiar praise in cases where gun control is instantly promoted by survivors, that is so exaggerated it suggests, but by no means proves, premeditation and an agenda of mindless World Harmony, i.e., we will let the government solve this so that we can live in a world of compassion, harmony, global governance and peace, as the extraordinarily compassionate deceased one would have wanted it.

One day after her death, her father made a lengthy statement about the need for gun control. He spoke without tears (though he does appear stuffy as if he had been crying), steadily and persistently averting his eyes before the camera (see below). Her boyfriend, Carlos, smiled during an interview ONE DAY AFTER HER DEATH. Neither man mentioned her killer or expressed anger toward him. I realize that is not rare anymore, but what is rare is the lack of much emotion, the failure to focus at all on apprehending the killer and punishing him, and the scripted quality of the statements about gun control. Hamlet knew something was rotten in Denmark when the people around him did not show normal, human grief. Something rotten is going on in America (above and beyond what we already know). Normally, people are too shocked — that’s right, shocked — and upset to make political speeches within a day of a relative’s or friend’s death. Shock is speechless. Of course, it’s entirely possible these people are not quite capable of normal human reactions. They may be living virtually on their iPhones with all of their daily lives mediated and instantly expressed. It is definitely possible. Perhaps shock is obsolete.

One day after her death, Aaren’s friends launched a fundraising site to collect donations (so far they have collected almost $30,000 and the latest goal is $50,000). You might ask, what need there is for donations from strangers in the death of a woman who left no dependents? The answer is, none. Her friends say they will use it to help solve the gun violence epidemic. Within hours of Aaren’s death, her friends lecture the world on the need for gun control at their Gofundme site and in television interviews. They express zero condemnation of the as-of-yet unknown person who killed Aaren. For all intents and purposes, he doesn’t exist. Only a gun exists. The Daily Mail reports:

‘Aaren was a beautiful 25 year-old woman who was intelligent, compassionate, caring, and hardworking with a deep love for her friends and family,’ it reads.

‘She had a great sense of humor, love for adventure and a take charge personality. By simply being in the wrong place at the wrong time the world lost an amazing person and all of her potential.

‘We want to make sure that something positive can come from this senseless tragedy. While trying to solve the gun violence epidemic in Chicago seems like an impossible task, we need to start somewhere. We believe we can teach people to see the world from the perspective of others.

‘We hope we can teach people that violence isn’t the answer and provide them with resources to pursue a different path.

“We think we can teach people how to come together and become a stronger, more unified community.’

They announced the launch of the Aaren O’Connor Memorial Fund that would initially help her family pay for funeral expenses. Then the funds will go towards a wider cause.

‘Over time, donations will fund a scholarship program in Aaren’s memory that will serve to bring hope and healing to the youth of Chicago.

‘One initial idea is to fund support for at-risk Chicago youth who want to advance their education by participating in a study abroad program (Aaren loved to travel and met her boyfriend Carlos during her time abroad).

‘Our long-term goal is to develop an after school program at a community center in Aaren’s name where Chicago’s youth can come together to receive the caring and resources they need to choose a non-violent path and open their hearts to others.

‘Other suggestions to provide healing to our community in Aaren’s memory are welcome and encouraged. May she rest in peace.’

These are some of the red flags. May Aaren O’Connor rest in peace.

— Comments —

Eric writes:

It is quite possible for people to be shot in the head without realizing it. In fact, it is fairly common.

As for the car windows, she may have been shot when she was outside the car, then entered it without knowing about her wound. Her increasing incoherence sounds like bleeding on the brain.

Laura writes:

That’s true. She could have been standing outside the car and then gotten into it.

Laura adds: 

As I said, I have a hard time understanding those who start fundraising campaigns, particularly fundraising campaigns under the political banner of gun control, almost before a body is cold. In this case, Aaren’s friends already have a well thought out idea of funding “at-risk” youth who want to study abroad. Aaren met her boyfriend on study abroad. Huh? Aaren died on Sunday and they set up the campaign by Monday. I realize Gofundme pages are easy to set up, but still I cannot imagine reacting this way in the immediate aftermath of the death by murder of a friend. If the family is having a problem with funeral expenses then friends get together and chip in. Scholarship funds and other memorial initiatives are something one normally does after the funeral and some initial grieving and recovery from the shock.

Her father continues his campaign for gun control.

“I want her name and her voice to be the impetus for bringing all this violence to an end. I know that’s asking a lot.”

Well, yes, Mr. O’Connor, it is asking a lot. Why do you sound like you are running for office? I’m sorry for your daughter’s death, I truly am, but you are asking a lot given that anger and violent tendencies can’t be eliminated by banning guns (even in Chicago), given that you are also asking for money, given that your daughter has just died and you should be burying her with dignity and praying for her salvation (particularly since she was living in sin and you apparently didn’t mind that) instead of making stump speeches, and given that you are essentially calling for the disarmament of the American people.

Laura writes:

The news reporting in this case is weak. I know that’s not unusual.

When I was a newspaper reporter years ago, when we covered a crime like this (and I did cover serious crimes on the street), we typically interviewed people in the area to try and ascertain what happened. We would have been expected by our editors to go knock on doors in the neighborhood and ask, “Did you hear anything? Were you home at the time? Did you hear gunshots or screams or someone running or anything.” We would have looked for people who were witnesses to get their reaction too. Then, if we found no witnesses, we would have reported that. We would have said, “No one interviewed in the neighborhood heard anything.”

If we were doing our job well (not always the case), we didn’t simply cover the reactions of the grief-stricken relatives or take police accounts if it was a case that was going to be highly publicized. We knew that the police didn’t necessarily know what happened. A news reporter was considered responsible for understanding, and doing some light investigating of, a crime too.

Instead here we are given political grandstanding and not much evidence.

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