It is with a heavy heart that I write today. By now, all of you have heard of the shooting at Virginia Tech College. Thirty two people dead, along with the shooter; he chose to take his own life. Why? Even as mean and evil as I am, I can never condone the taking of a human life. Yesterday, I was once again embarassed to be human. Killing on this kind of scale is just too much. A friend of mine put it just right..."this is beyond the scope of what is right in our minds, therefore, it is hard to comprehend".
I must agree with that. I just can't find any way to justify something like this. There is no reason for things like this to happen. Now we have the people on the news saying "he was a loner, no friends, and he kept to himself". What? Again? Another guy who was a "loner", and "had no friends"? Doesn't this sound familiar? Seems like we hear it every time something like this happens.
Are some people just destined to "go ballistic" at any time? Is there nothing that we can do? Sadly, the answer is no, we can't. There is currently no system in place where we can say, "hey, that person is a loner, and could be potentially dangerous in the future". We just cannot lock people up for the things that they may be thinking...and I would never support something like that. The reason? You would not like what you can find in my mind at any given time! And, I am sure that YOU have had your moments, also. See how that works?
Please, tell someone how much you care for them...you are not promised tomorrow, or any other day for that matter.
Holla' If You Hear Me!!!
1 comment:
Nice, well thought out post, John. An incomprehensible tragedy is what it is. Lots of other issues involved too, but..... Anyway, great post. Steve
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