Sad Courage

This was just heartwrenching to read about such a show of courage in 13-year-old almost-child. To give herself up in the hope of saving her friends and sister…

ABC News: ‘Shoot Me First,’ Amish Girl Said to Ask

Oct. 5, 2006 — The oldest of the five Amish girls shot dead in a Pennsylvania schoolhouse is said to have stepped forward and asked her killer to “Shoot me first,” in an apparent effort to buy time for her schoolmates. Rita Rhoads, a midwife who delivered two of the victims, told ABC News’ Law and Justice Unit that she learned of 13-year-old Marian Fisher’s plea from Fisher’s family.