paper in 2012, alleging he was defamed in an article about his conviction in a criminal harassment case in 2011. The Capital newspaper had published a story describing allegations by a woman who said Ramos harassed her online for months. The defamation suit was dismissed as groundless, and Ramos railed against staff at the newspaper in profanity-laced tweets.

In the days after the attack, area judges and an attorney received letters that threatened the newsroom and were signed with Ramos‘ name.

Capital Gazette employees John McNamara, Wendi Winters, Rebecca Smith, Gerald Fischman and Rob Hiaasen were killed in the attack . Journalists crawled under desks and sought other hiding places, describing agonizing minutes of terror as they heard the gunman’s footsteps and repeated shotgun blasts. County police said they captureda logical and reasoned view with long-term benefits to family structure and the propagation of humankind," Carson wrote. "When children grow up in an environment with loving parents who provide security, they are free to be happy and playful and eager to learn. God obviously knew what he was doing when he ordained the traditional family, and we should not denigrate it in order to uplift some alternative."

Ben Carson has in the past blamed "political correctness" for the fall of the Roman Empire.

Similarly, in a 1997 speech to the National Prayer Breakfast, Carson blamed sports and entertainment for the empire's decline.

"We have to change the tremendous emphasis on sports and entertainment and lifestyles of the rich and famous," Carson said. "Because, see, there were other great nations that