Even though I am a New Zealander I feel deeply for the families of those twenty school children in Newtown, Connecticut, U.S.A.
I can not imagine the deep hurt inflicted upon the community. Like many have already stated online and on the news, I cannot fathom such a tragedy. The parents who will never tuck their children in at night again, the one less plate to fill at meal times; the gifts that they will have to return or give away. This season, meant to fill our hearts and minds with joy and familial reunification will perpetually resonate sorrow and heartbreak. That is unimaginable.
We should not, however, dwell upon the broken and shameful individual. Someone that sick does not deserve our attention and hatred; only pity. He was a coward. He was a depraved coward who preyed upon those poor individuals and I pity him for that. It may sound redundant but what about his family? This family will potentially be hated for what this one person has done. He's cursed his family.
You may have the right to bear arms, but you have no right to take lives.
The way I see it, if this event does not force you to take a good hard look at yourselves, you will never change. How many innocent lives must be taken before a change is made?
However, just remember;
"The number of hugs per gunshot is very high... Humanity is good. Some people are terrible and broken, but humanity is good. I believe that." -Hank Green
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