Tue 24 Jul 2007
The home of Dr. William Petit in Cheshire CT was invaded yesterday, and he and his family were held hostage for several hours before the attack ended in deadly fashion. As you may have read about or learned from TV or the Internet, his wife and two daughters were killed, and he was severely injured.
A noted diabetes specialist in the state of Connecticut, Dr. Petit has been treating me for my thyroid problems over the past six years. I’ve had appointments with him only twice a year, and I did not know him personally, but I’m very much shaken by this. He’s a tall, affable man who always greeted me with a hearty handshake. As someone something like this could happen to, it does not seem possible.
July 24th, 2007 at 10:36 am
It can happen to anyone. Very scary.
July 24th, 2007 at 10:43 am
Yes, very true. Trying to imagine living through something like this is bad enough. That it can happen to anyone makes it all the scarier.
July 24th, 2007 at 2:30 pm
For another blogger’s personal reaction to this horrible, tragic incident, read http://underthelobsterscope.blogspot.com/2007/07/such-sad-news-this-morning.html
July 24th, 2007 at 5:40 pm
Wow. That’s disturbing for a lot of reasons. My shock/dismay and condolences to the doctor.
July 26th, 2007 at 9:04 am
I don’t know for sure, but it’s doubtful that I will see Dr. Petit again. No matter. Somehow, Steve, good wishes like yours will find a way to reach him, I’m sure.
July 26th, 2007 at 9:05 am
In today’s Hartford Courant, Bob Englehart’s editorial cartoon summarizes the state of the state very nicely, as usual:
On his blog, Englehart adds the following:
“As a rule, I don’t do memorial cartoons about victims of crime, but this is too much. This goes too far.
“This is an argument for an arsenal of guns in every home, a pit bull kennel in the basement of every house, armed security guards, gated communities and the death penalty. The temptation is to fight evil with evil.
“A cooler head will prevail in time, but not today. Today I vent with prose and cry with my cartoon, as does Connecticut.”