The Washington Post has a writeup about some of the victims of yesterday's shootings. The press coverage over the next days and weeks will focus on the sicko who shot these people (and why), but I thank the Post for telling us a little bit about the innocent victims. We need to put real faces on these people or we will continue to be desensitized to the carnage.
I won't be watching the news the next few days because it will depress me once again. We're going to hear the same old stuff from the gun nuts. "If everyone in that place was armed, they would have shot him sooner."
They say those words seriously, as if it's not completely insane to live in a country where everyone is armed and ready to shoot. If they succeed in turning this country into a 21st century version of the Wild Wild West, I'm looking for a new country.
(By the way, if you were watching the disgraceful coverage yesterday, the media once again incorrectly identified the shooter. How you'd like to be the guy they incorrectly named?)
