I don't think they did it out of respect for the families. I also think it was the right move however. Better to not give people your facebook page to rage back and forth over the issue. There isn't a winning tweet available in this situation so also a wise move. Let the shock and passions stirred up die down. The best analogy I could come up with, is they were carrying concealed and walked into a shouting match. They're extricating from the situation before it gets worse, and it really does become their fault for throwing proverbial gasoline on the fire.
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