Marine Killed at…Cleveland Bus stop? Land of the Free to Kill

We've heard it many times from the right wingers, "One of the main reasons our troops are fighting in Iraq is to protect the freedoms he have here in this country." Especially when you’re talking about the Second Amendment. And with that undeniable freedom, we can breathe a sigh of relief knowing how safe and secure our country is with an armed citizenry.

Oh, you might want to think about this story from AP news:

On leave from the violence he had survived in the war in Iraq, a young Marine was so wary of crime on the streets of his own home town that he carried only $8 to avoid becoming a robbery target.

Despite his caution, Lance Cpl. Robert Crutchfield, 21, was shot
point-black in the neck during a robbery at a bus stop. Feeding and
breathing tubes kept him alive 4 1/2 months, until he died of an infection on
May 18. "They took it, turned his pockets inside out, took what he had and told him since he was a Marine and didn't have any money he didn't deserve to live. They put the gun to his neck and shot him," Alberta Holt, the young Marine's aunt and his legal guardian told The Associated Press.

Two men have been charged in the attack.

Bedford High teachers recalled Crutchfield's smile, his pride in his appearance, his determination to join the Marine Corps after graduation in 2005 and his aspiration to become an architect. Marines provided an honor guard at his funeral service and carried the casket to his grave at the Western Reserve National Cemetery near Akron.

Home again, and in his final resting place, within the borders of one of the safest countries in the world.

Thank you Second Amendment, you’ve made it possible for everyone to have a gun.