Perspective of a Tragedy: Part One
With so many components to consider while absorbing the heartbreaking tragedy last Friday, I had to structure my thoughts into sections; media, gun control, mental illness to name a few. There is a lot to think about and even more to do.
People Kill People, So Why Should It Be Yes. People do kill people. God doesn’t kill people. Evil doesn’t kill people. Objects don’t kill people. People kill people. Sometimes it is purposeful. Sometimes it is an unforeseen accident. Sometimes it is neglect. Sometimes the killer is a stable person who snapped under overwhelming distress. Sometimes it is a person who has been ill for a long time and fell through the cracks. Sometimes it is a person who has always had sociopathic tendencies. Sometimes the motivation is rage. Sometimes it is revenge or jealousy or fear or survival. People do kill people. But it is never that simple. Knives, fertilizer, cars – we have been reminded over the past few days that there are many ways to end a life…
Jay Warner
10:33 pm on Thursday, December 20, 2012
We can't eliminate _all_ killings, and it is specious to argue against any action because it won't stop all of them. What we need is actions that will cut the number of massacres in half. While we're at it, Let's cut killing generally in half. What rule changes, what expressions of social attitudes, do we need to cut the number in half? When we get to half, we can work on half again. It will go … more ›