Irving
Pinksy had his fair share of death threats after filing a claim against
Connecticut following Newtown’s Sandy Hook massacre on December 14th.
He has since withdrawn the claim, but he says he’s still gathering evidence and
has a year to re-file it.
Hired
by parents of a six-year-old girl who survived the massacre, Pinksy says themotive for the claim was to prevent future similar attacks. “It hurts me, but I
know it’s coming,” he said of future attacks. The second largest school
shooting in U.S. history, 20 first graders and six staff members were killed as
a result. Shooter Adam Lanza and his mother, whom he shot before going to the
school, also died.
“It
had to be assumed that this was going to happen somewhere, sometime,” Pinksy
said of the claim. The girl’s parents, along with Pinksy, say the event was
foreseeable but wasn’t prevented. The school had recently increased security
measures, but some regulations were left incomplete. For example, Pinksy claims
that the school’s front entrance was supposed to be constructed of bulletproof
glass. Lanza, who shot his way through the doors to gain access to the school,
wouldn’t have been able to get in had they been.
“We’re
not only going after the State of Connecticut,” Pinksy said of the claim,
though he didn’t explain who else would be targeted. Despite the loss of life,
the survivors—particularly the children—have experienced significant emotional
trauma, the effects of which are still unfolding.
But
not all see this lawsuit as a welcome thing. It was called “misguided” by
Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen, and if death threats are any
evidence, some others are more than displeased with it.
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