When there is a tragedy such as the one in Oregon, most of us feel a looming sense of sadness. It is a time the world needs to come together to mourn and heal. This one really hit home with me. Maybe it’s because I know my daughter will be in college after next year. Maybe it’s just because I am a mom and the mere thought of losing one of my babies to something so senseless and unnecessary brings me to my knees as my head tries to find an answer to the question, how could anyone do something like this? I have such a deep respect for all lives. I couldn’t even fathom the idea of personally making a choice to end someone else’s. My heart hurts tonight for the hate and the anger and the violence that are infecting the hearts and minds of so many. There is so much kindness in the world but there is also hatred and vengeance and a lack of self control that allows someone to shoot innocent people down without batting an eyelash. There are people who can saw the heads off of human beings because their religious beliefs are different from their own. It is hard for me to allow myself to go to this place and admit their are people who live without a heart. There are those who lack understanding and compassion and it’s like missing the last piece to a 2000 piece puzzle. No one knows where it went or why it isn’t there, it’s just gone and that’s the way it’s going to be. What is the answer then? To argue over gun rights and point fingers back and forth while people’s hearts are being torn out from the pain of learning one of those people shot today was their daughter, son, wife, mother, father? Can we overturn this darkness by loving the hate right out of people? Is this a cry out to others because of a lack of love and attention they have in their own lives? Is this the only way they feel anyone will notice they even exist? Is it possible people are born with the incapacity to love, respect and sympathize with a fellow human being? What could happen that is so horrific that someone could mindlessly take the life of another innocent soul? My heart is so heavy tonight. It feels like it is ripping right out of my chest. Be better today than you were yesterday. Be kinder and gentler and send more love out into the world than ever before. Let go of anger. Take care of your own crap and don’t dump it onto other people. If you must be angry, keep it to yourself and don’t allow yourself to inflict your pain onto anyone else. Be accountable for who you are and what you contribute to the world. Every word, every action and every thought makes this world better or bitter. Choose wisely because your decision matters.
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I will probably say this many times, but really, why doesn’t that country that is America learn that guns really should be controlled in some way shape or form? I mean, here in England it is not exactly easy to get yourself gun, and probably as a direct result our gun crime rate is amazingly reduced. Obviously, we are never going to get rid of it totally as there is always going to be some kind of case out there, but surely the reduction is worth giving them up?
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Maybe but I think it goes much deeper than that. You can kill in more ways than with a gun. People are so angry these days and have poor impulse control. Mix that with a lack of respect for life and this is the result. Taking away guns will never stop madness but what will? It’s just so sad.
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Won’t stop, but limit it. Mass killing here is rare, because average weapon is a knife. Mass stabbing is rare as its time consuming. For perpetrators. Guns are quicker and kill/injure more with no thought or effort. I watched Obama give a message, and he hit the nail on the head. Change will end the routine of dealing with this. Not a total stop, but a good limit.
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Yes but because there are so many maniacs and this is the land of freedom, many believe they have the right to protect themselves. Both sides have great points and I don’t seems workable solution. Maybe someday…
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Both sides need to find common ground… Hopefully someday will be soon.
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I sure hope so
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Senseless. That’s all it is. Just makes no sense. From Columbine, Aurora, Sandy Hook, 9/11, Oklahoma City, etc. Makes no sense. 😔
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SONOFABEACH96, Was this incident the first school massacre?
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/jonesboro-massacre-two-macho-boys-with-a-lot-of-killing-to-do-1152649.html
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I’m not really sure. I kinda doubt it though. I think these sorts of things happened quite a bit, even before that. I remember that one. There was one here in Kentucky sometime after Columbine happened. I remember one from the 60’s I think, at the University of Texas? It’s not a new phenomenon that’s for sure.
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Yes! I remember now! I’ll be darned!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Whitman
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Crazy stuff. Just doesn’t make sense.
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Nope it’s not 😦
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Nope, none at all. It’s like some sort of game. Terrible.
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Evil. Been there since the dawn of man. Look at Cain and Abel.
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True. Very true
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