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On February 16, 2026, a community hockey rink in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, became the scene of an unspeakable family massacre — parents and children who came to cheer on a team instead found themselves victims of a domestic gunman. The suspect, who opened fire during a high school game, killed multiple family members and then died of a self-inflicted wound, leaving a town and grieving relatives with questions that demand answers. Hardworking Americans deserve transparent facts and swift justice for the innocent lives ripped away at a place that should be safe for families.
Authorities have identified the shooter as 56-year-old Robert Dorgan, who reportedly also used the name Roberta Esposito and identified as transgender — a fact now part of the public record as investigators piece together motive and history. Video of the chaotic moments shows players and parents ducking for cover as shots rang out in the stands, and reports indicate longstanding family disputes and troubling social-media posts preceded the carnage. These are raw facts; they should not be weaponized for political virtue-signaling, but neither should they be swept under the rug by those who refuse to reckon with what led to this tragedy.
We must be clear-eyed about the failures that allowed this domestic feud to explode into public violence: patterns of estrangement, unresolved legal battles, signs of mental instability, and the availability of guns to a man with a documented history of family conflict. Conservatives honor individual liberty and also understand that liberty carries responsibility — from mental-health care and family courts to common-sense steps that keep violent people away from our children’s events. Rather than reflexive blame, Americans should demand accountability from the institutions that missed warning signs and insist on remedies that protect families and school events.
Meanwhile, another headline this week exposed how unserious and out-of-touch some activists allied with New York’s new mayor have become: on February 12, 2026, prominent activist Nerdeen Kiswani posted a flippant remark online declaring dogs “unclean” and joking about banning them as indoor pets — a stunt that exploded into national outrage. That same city now has Zohran Mamdani sworn in as mayor as of January 1, 2026, and the optics of radical allies openly mocking mainstream New Yorkers’ way of life are toxic to civic cohesion. New Yorkers of every creed love their families and their pets; public servants should be building bridges, not amplifying provocative antics from fringe figures.
Patriots shouldn’t be silent when activists weaponize religion or identity to mock American norms, and neither should leaders tacitly encourage it by cozying up to extremist voices. What we need from Mayor Mamdani and other officials is steady leadership: condemn the tasteless provocations, enforce public health and sanitation laws fairly, and reject any suggestion that a city should change its customs to suit the provocations of a few. The Left likes to label anyone who objects as “bigoted”; conservatives will keep calling for common sense, respect for neighbors, and leadership that puts the city’s safety and standards first.
Enough of the culture-war theater while families are mourning. We should be praying for the victims in Rhode Island, demanding that law enforcement finish their work, and pressing our elected officials to prioritize mental-health resources, family stability, and public safety at youth events. The American people — the hardworking parents and grandparents who fill our rinks and stands — deserve better than chaos, cowardly leadership, and cynical activists; they deserve protection, honest answers, and a return to the commonsense values that keep our communities safe.
