[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 149 (Thursday, September 18, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1844]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              THE DAILY 45: DENVER DAD KILLS AUTISTIC SON

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                           HON. BOBBY L. RUSH

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 18, 2008

  Mr. RUSH. Madam Speaker, the Department of Justice tells us that, 
everyday, 45 people, on average, are fatally shot in the United States. 
This year, on September 11, while the Nation memorialized more than 
3,200 men, women, and children killed by terrorists; in the Denver town 
of Grand Junction, another child's life was senselessly taken, in part, 
because of the easy access to a gun.
  Last Thursday night, while 13-year-old Jacob Grabe was sleeping, 
police report that his father, Allen Grabe, held a loaded gun to his 
son's face and discharged several rounds into his head, killing him 
instantly. Jacob was described by his mother as having a mild form of 
the neurological disorder similar to autism called Asperger's syndrome. 
Jacob's mother told police that her husband described his action this 
way, ``I had to kill him because you were ruining him.'' My heart goes 
out to Mrs. Grabe and this community on this tragic loss.
  Americans of conscious must come together to stop the senseless death 
of ``The Daily 45.'' When will we say ``enough is enough, stop the 
killing!''

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