Evidence, not racial, ethnic or religious composition should decide innocence or guilt. The answer to many of those questions is bigotry and prejudice. Our religion does not provide any rationale for such senseless killing. It is as tragic and disgusting to us as it is to the rest of the University community. Almost one billion Muslims and several hundred million Arabs live in peace throughout the world.
Violence is universal.
The United States is the most violent nation in the world. More Americans commit murder than any other group in the world. Yet we would not suspect all Americans every time a handgun is used. We reserve the word suspect for individuals linked to an event by evidence, not by their political stance or their religious beliefs. My plea, my desire, is we will act in a similar manner when handling this terrorist attack.