'Washington Post' Editorial On Shooting Focuses on Museum's Importance

By: Joe Strupp The Washington Post, which provided broad coverage of the Holocaust museum shooting in Washington. D.C., across its print and Web pages, chose to focus on the importance of the site in a lead editorial Thursday.

"THE UNITED STATES Holocaust Museum is a living memorial, a place where visitors go to confront hatred, learn the danger of prejudice and promote human dignity," the editorial stated. "Yesterday this most special place was the setting for a tragic lesson in the worst and best of human behavior. A gunman, seemingly motivated by a profound hate, entered the downtown museum and opened fire; he was stopped by security guards, one of whom sacrificed his life."

The entire editorial can be found here.