VA Tech Shooting: Getting it out of my head Dreamed 6957 days ago | | 555 words
I’ve got to get this out of my head so here it is. The brain dump in its entirety.
My heart goes out to those kids, I can get a tiny feeling about what they might be feeling. I was evacuated a couple years ago when the new dorm on Broad Street caught fire and when I was awaken by my roommate I thought it was our building which was on fire, since it was impossible to tell, the flame were so big.
But that’s nothing to the idea of a gun-toting mad man wandering around where I live and spend my days with a gun, picking people off.
That’s terrifying.
I hurt so much for these kids. Things like this hit me really, really deeply. I feel for them. I feel for them so much.
I am filled with rage that killer will not get brought to justice and offer up an explanation for why he did this and what caused him to do it. I think we could learn a lot by finding the motivations and the causes which make people snap. And no, it’s not the fucking violent video games, music, or other shit like that which will surely be paraded out by the media once the dust clears and the blame game starts.
Much will be said in the coming days and weeks and months about guns and gun control. This act of violence will be the catalyst for many things. I hope something good can come from this terror.
I hope this will cause people to wake up and really take a good look at what the motivations are behind what causes people to snap and maybe even do something about it. But I am sure of a few things, and none of them are particularly good.
- The media will blame Marilyn Manson (wait, he’s not had a decent album in years), or maybe Nine Inch Nails (yeah, Trent’s back in the media’ eye now, right?) Or maybe violent video games… Doom? no, too old. Grand Theft Auto, there’s a good one. Maybe mix in some Gears of War just to be safe.
- The Christian Right will run their mouths about some bullshit. Maybe there were too many gays at Tech. Or perhaps Hokies piss off god.
- Bush will say something stupid. Though, honestly, he’s going to get blasted for anything he does or does not do. So really, he’d going to take heat for this no matter what. Which is not his fault.
- I wonder what the Virginia legislature will do about the recent conceal-carry law that was shelved. This would have made it possible for people to carry concealed weapons with a license. Maybe one of the kids I grew up with, who hunted all the time could have taken out this guy. One can only hope.
- I’m so angry and numb and want to scream and yell and thrash about and just take this anger out on someone or something. But I also just want a hug. Someone to hold me and someone to hold. Someone near to make it through this day.
- Whatever happens, there are dead children and there shouldn’t be! Don’t lose sight of that. There are families, friends, neighbors and loved ones hurting today. Don’t turn this into a circus of gun control and shit. There are people hurting. Remember that!
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