Opinion: In defense of thoughts and prayers for victims

Sam Stroud Staff Writer The recent mass shooting in New Zealand that resulted in the death of dozens of Muslims in a mosque has sparked some outrage in the United States. While most of the reactions have been sincere and genuine, there are the outliers that are simply using this tragedy as a way to attack people and positions they don’t like.  The prime example of this would be Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s response to the shooting. In a moment of scholarly brilliance, she tweeted out, “What good are your thoughts &…

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