OPINION
The Minneapolis shooter should not be the story here. The story should be about the children who died. Two young lives—10-year-old Harper Moyoski and 8-year-old Fletcher Merkel—were cut short. Eighteen others were wounded, most of them kids. Families grieve, and the community aches.
Innocence Stolen
Harper and Fletcher should have gone home that night. Instead, their parents have to bury their babies. They are living a nightmare. Fletcher’s father begged in a statement: “Please remember Fletcher for the person he was and not the act that ended his life.” He’s right. The focus should stay on the victims, not the killer.
Jesse Merkel, the father of 8-year-old Fletcher Merkel, made the following statement the day after his son’s death:
“Yesterday, a coward decided to take our 8-year-old son, Fletcher, away from us. Because of their actions, we will never be allowed to hold him, talk to him, play… pic.twitter.com/d6ZgBmPAEu
— FOX 9 (@FOX9) August 28, 2025
A Culture of Confusion — The Real Crisis
But the elephant in the room is still there. And no one else will talk about it. The left blames guns and the real story gets ignored. America has built a culture of confusion.
Children grow up believing lies: boys can become girls, and girls can become boys. Doctors push the delusion. Allies cheer it on. Parents sign off. Schools celebrate it. Politicians protect it. Innocence disappears. (RELATED NEWS: Major Hospital Drops Trans Treatments For Kids)
No one thinks ahead. What happens when those children grow into adults? The result is devastating. Some never learn how to handle rejection or fail to build emotional strength. Instead of resilience, bitterness takes root. Isolation becomes normal. Enemies appear everywhere. And in the end, a life built on lies collapses under its own weight.
This is the real crisis—not guns, but the culture. When reality shatters the fantasy, despair takes over. Some spiral into rage, depression, or violence.
Every other mental illness gets treatment. This one gets affirmation. Instead of help, kids get hormones, surgeries, and new names. Then they hit adulthood and realize it was all a lie. The result is addiction, hatred, or, in this and other cases—mass shootings.
The Shooter’s Own Words
The Minneapolis killer admitted regret. He wrote:
“I’m tired of being trans, I wish I never brainwashed myself.”
“I regret being trans. I wish I was a girl, I just know I cannot achieve that body with the technology we have today.”
He knew the truth. He knew the ideology lied. But no one stopped him. Friends heard him praise Hitler in middle school. Hate showed itself early. Still, adults looked away until the shooting, when his hatred of Jews, Christians, and Republicans was on full display.
Parental Failure, Public Tragedy
His mother signed off on his name change when he was only 17. She once worked at the very Catholic school he later targeted.
Police Chief Brian O’Hara revealed the frustration investigators face: “We have not been successful in talking to the shooter’s mother,” he said.
Instead of answering questions, she hired high-profile defense lawyer Ryan Garry. He defended her silence in a statement to Fox News: “She is completely distraught about the situation and has no culpability but is seeking an attorney to deal with calls like this.”
Families bury their children. She avoids questions. (MORE NEWS: Kilmar Abrego Garcia and the Deep Immigration Divide)
A Pattern Being Ignored
This wasn’t a one-off. Seven recent mass shootings involved individuals in the LGBTQ community. But networks won’t touch the story. Politicians protect the narrative. Christians get blamed.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey even defended the trans community after the massacre. He scolded those who criticize gender ideology and mocked prayer, saying: “Don’t just say this is about thoughts and prayers right now. These kids were literally praying.” This is the same guy who knelt to pray and sob at the casket of George Floyd. He shifted the blame instead of telling the truth.
WOW — Dem. Mayor of Minneapolis Jacob Frey CONDEMNS praying for the victims of the Catholic mass shooting.
“Don’t just say this is about thoughts and prayers…these kids were literally praying!”
Cruel and callous. pic.twitter.com/5mVAQAijn1
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) August 27, 2025
You get it yet?
Final Word
We refuse to remember the coward of Minneapolis. His name dies here.
We remember the children. Harper Moyoski and Fletcher Merkel. Their names live on.
We remember the truth. And we demand the courage to face it. This culture of lies has taken too much. It will continue until we confront it. The time is now.
Forget the Headlines. Challenge the Script. Deliver the Truth.
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