Twas the eve before New Year's Eve.
A Sunday night to be exact.
No school, no job to be at tomorrow.
But football games on tv was my sound track.
We end one year with a shudder.
We start another with hope to be better.
I sit at my blog and wonder
what will happened
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Monday, December 17, 2012
Morgan Freeman's complete statement
MORGAN FREEMAN ON THE SHOOTINGS YESTERDAY: Tell us what YOU think.....
"You want to know why. This may sound cynical, but here's why.
It's because of the way the media reports it. Flip on the news and watch how we treat the Batman theater
"You want to know why. This may sound cynical, but here's why.
It's because of the way the media reports it. Flip on the news and watch how we treat the Batman theater
shooter and the Oregon mall shooter like celebrities. Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris are household names, but do you know the name of a single victim of Columbine? Disturbed people who would otherwise just off themselves in their basements see the news and want to top it by doing something worse, and going out in a memorable way. Why a grade school? Why children? Because he'll be remembered as a horrible monster, instead of a sad nobody.
CNN's article says that if the body count "holds up", this will rank as the second deadliest shooting behind Virginia Tech, as if statistics somehow make one shooting worse than another. Then they post a video interview of third-graders for all the details of what they saw and heard while the shootings were happening. Fox News has plastered the killer's face on all their reports for hours. Any articles or news stories yet that focus on the victims and ignore the killer's identity? None that I've seen yet. Because they don't sell. So congratulations , sensationalist media, you've just lit the fire for someone to top this and knock off a day care center or a maternity ward next.
You can help by forgetting you ever read this man's name, and remembering the name of at least one victim. You can help by donating to mental health research instead of pointing to gun control as the problem."
CNN's article says that if the body count "holds up", this will rank as the second deadliest shooting behind Virginia Tech, as if statistics somehow make one shooting worse than another. Then they post a video interview of third-graders for all the details of what they saw and heard while the shootings were happening. Fox News has plastered the killer's face on all their reports for hours. Any articles or news stories yet that focus on the victims and ignore the killer's identity? None that I've seen yet. Because they don't sell. So congratulations , sensationalist media, you've just lit the fire for someone to top this and knock off a day care center or a maternity ward next.
You can help by forgetting you ever read this man's name, and remembering the name of at least one victim. You can help by donating to mental health research instead of pointing to gun control as the problem."
Senseless Shooting leaves us wondering
Friday, Dec. 14, 2012 –who is to blame for the senseless
shooting of 20 children and 8 adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut? It is not a matter of blame, it is a matter of grieving and letting the families cope with their life-changing event.
Yes, we should stop ranting about the politics of gun
control, and look at the problem from another angle.
Today’s shooter was 20 years old, and mental problems.
NFL player shot girlfriend and himself. Was it mental or
emotional issues?
Colorado Batman theatre shooter was 20s year old and had mental
problems.
Arizona Senator Gabby Giffords shooter was 22 years old and
had mental problems.
Virginia Tech Shooter was 23 years old. Did he have mental
issues?
Ft. Hood shooter was in late 30s. Did he have mental or
political issues?
Columbine shooters were teenagers. Did they have mental or
emotional issues?
The list goes on, and each time society wants someone or
something to blame it on.
None of them were licensed game hunters, one was in the
military trained by our own government, so why do we keep pressing for stronger
gun laws when the shooters are not following laws any way.
The day after I wrote this, actor Morgan Freeman posted a
similar opinion on Face Book. He is more articulate, but the meaning was the
same: Stop blaming the guns, look at the mental health of the shooters and the
media coverage.
I say look at the political response as well.
We are all hurting from these events. We want to help ease
the pain, but we are angry and want to lash out and stop future tragedy. So the
officials proclaim, “More gun control!” “More safety procedures!”
Why doesn’t society quit blaming and posturing for the media,
and start educating people about sensible gun control.
Friday, December 7, 2012
Dec. 7th-- Pearl Harbor Day
Did the Media forget today is Dec. 7th?
The only reminder of today's infamous history I have seen was on FACE BOOK.
So what is the lack of rememberance?
Yes, I know it was 71 years ago today that Americans came into WWII because of the attack by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor. It was "a day that will live in infinity." It changed the world for all.
Unfortunately, there are a growing number of unforgettable days in our world history:
9-11-01, Columbine, Oklahoma City Bombing, Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Sandy, and so on.
The only reminder of today's infamous history I have seen was on FACE BOOK.
So what is the lack of rememberance?
Yes, I know it was 71 years ago today that Americans came into WWII because of the attack by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor. It was "a day that will live in infinity." It changed the world for all.
Unfortunately, there are a growing number of unforgettable days in our world history:
9-11-01, Columbine, Oklahoma City Bombing, Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Sandy, and so on.
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