I Remember 14 Times

Plaque on the exterior wall of École Polytechnique commemorating the victims of the massacre. Memorial plate on the side of École Polytechnique. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

On December 6, 1989, a young man walked into his school, at 5 P.M. and said, “I hate feminists!” And proceeded to kill 14 women and then shot himself.

 

A dark day in Canadian history.

 

The shooter’s name is Marc Lepine.

 

… I have struggled with this post all day. I believe it is a story worth writing (and reading) about; however, I don’t think I can do justice to these women’s memories, nor cover it properly enough. So, instead, I will lead to a few sites that I believe DO cover this event very well.

 

As such, I’m suggesting TruTV, a television station that covers all sorts of crimes in great and true details. The other site I came across quite by chance,  but is pretty interesting. It’s Heroines.ca – a site written by Merna Forster. She has a fine tribute there.

 

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