Amish Mourn Gunman

Dozens of Amish neighbors came out Saturday to mourn the quiet milkman who killed five of their young girls and wounded five more in a brief, unfathomable rampage, according to the Associated Press. Charles Carl Roberts IV, 32, was buried in his wife's family plot behind a small Methodist church, a few miles from the one-room schoolhouse he stormed Monday. His wife, Marie, and their three small children looked on as Roberts was buried beside the pink, heart-shaped grave of the infant daughter whose death nine years ago apparently haunted him. About half of perhaps 75 mourners on hand were Amish. "It's the love, the forgiveness, the heartfelt forgiveness they have toward the family. I broke down and cried seeing it displayed," said Bruce Porter, a fire department chaplain from Morrison, Colo., who had come to Pennsylvania to offer what help he could and attended the burial. He said Marie Roberts was also touched.

The fact that the Amish could be so forgiving so soon after this tragedy is amazing. It shows the purity of these people and the love that they have for their fellow man. I feel really bad for Marie Roberts and her three children. To live their lives knowing what Charles did will be very hard. I give the Amish my total respect for being comforting and showing love to the Roberts family. God bless everyone who has been affected by the horrific event that took place on Monday.