The Talk - Sharon Osbourne - Tucson Tragedy - David Kessler - Gabrielle Gifford

Well, here at the Talk, we often like to come together to share a laugh. But today we have come together to share our grief. As I'm sure most of you know by now. There was a terrible tragedy in Tucson, Arizona over the weekend. 40 year old Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head at point blank range in what the FBI says was an assassination attempt. Six others lost their lives, including a nine year old little girl. When you look at an event so tragic, so horrific as this, how do you make sense of it all?

You don't make sense of it, I don't think. And the thing that's really scary to me is that it just makes me feel like if you go anywhere, one random person can open fire and there's absolutely nothing you can do to protect yourself, protect your children.

But you don't stop living your life because you cannot, you cannot prevent, you cannot predict it. But it is a sobering reminder that there are people out there who are not of sound mind that any of us can fall victim to at any minute.

And that's why you have to say to everybody every day, I love you.

Yeah, because you never know. I mean, these people were just going to the Safeway in Tucson to shake a congresswoman's hand. Who by the way, we did get some good news before the show that they are saying that she is making some progress because getting shot in the head, point blank range and living is nothing short of a miracle. So that is at least something to hang onto.

That's right.

And we do want to mention that 22 year old Jared Loughner has been charged with several counts of murder and attempted murder in the mass shooting. Now we are all parents at this table. What would you do if your child was accused of such a heinous, heinous crime that took place Saturday?

You know, it's so hard to think about these things because you're not, thank God, in the situation. But if, I mean, if my kid did that, like I really had to sit there and search my soul. Like I would feel so I would throw myself at the mercy of the people who lost someone. And then in regards to my own kid, I feel like, I mean this is my quick response to it because you know, it's an emotional time. But I think I would really, first I would blame myself, of course. What did I not do? What, how have I failed my own child? But I would want, I couldn't see that child as my kid anymore. Like you are not the person that I know that I raise. Like I would Feel like, turn your.

Back on your child.

I feel like my quick response to it is that I would be so anguished over it that I would just be like, you are not my child. You know, like, I say that because I'm not, thank God, in that situation.

But I feel like, yeah, it's a heavy burden to think that somebody that you raised could cause this much grief.

Right.

And I have to agree with you, Leah. I mean, if my kids could carry some. I mean, look, this is all speculation, and I can't imagine it ever happening, but if it does happen, and these people do have parents and we haven't heard. I don't know if we've heard anything from the parents yet. Right. But I think I agree with you. I think I'd be so distraught about the grief that was brought upon these families.

Right.

That I would just be like, you know what? My kid was wrong, and what can I do to help you?

Right.

And I'd have to do that.

You do have to stand by your child. I'm not saying what the person does is right, and I'm not saying you support it, but you go to court and you. You want them to be apprehended. I think. But I still think you're a part of. You raised that child. And I don't think it's fair to take yourself out of the parent.

Yeah, but people have responsibility as a parent, and I think that you have to own that responsibility. And for me, I would only say that I would have such guilt, such shame, that I think I would just take myself out. I couldn't deal with it.

I would have guilt.

I couldn't deal with the feelings.

I think you're also dealing with the loss of your child. Like, that must be so sad, because those people. The child isn't who they thought he was. But how do we.

These things are happening, Sarah. Like, how do we not know? How do you not know your kid has some. I mean, this cat. The stuff we've seen, allegedly, we've seen on, you know, the Internet. I mean, this dude was. Had some issues.

I agree.

But I don't disappear to you all.

I don't think that you ever think your child's gonna open fire in a public place.

No, but I agree with Holly that, you know, these are the kids that are in rooms by themselves. They're like loners. And their parents are like, well, he's eccentric or he's the. He just likes to be by himself. You know what? No, he's crazy.