Disclaimer: If you get offended easily by someone else not
seeing things the way you do, then don’t read any farther.
First, I would like to express my condolences for the
families in Connecticut. A parent should
never have to bury a child, much less because some moron decided to bust in a place
where kids are supposed to be safe and take the child’s life. And then the
shooter took his own life… that makes it even worse for the families because
there will never be a trial to hold this man accountable for his actions. There
will never be any kind of closure or justice for these families because this
man took the coward’s way out. He didn’t just ruin the lives of the people who
lost loved ones… he ruined it for everyone around there. He ruined life for the
ones that survived because they’re never going to be able to walk through those
hallways again without being haunted – students and teachers alike. The people that
have to drive past the school every day on their way to or from work will now
have to look at that school and remember what happened there. People looking at
the town to move to will now reconsider because of this tragedy. Families,
friends, neighbors, work associates… everyone has been effected and it didn’t
have to happen. But that’s all it was… it was a senseless tragedy that no one
could have prevented.
Some of the things that I’ve seen or heard are people saying
that stricter gun laws would have prevented the shootings. I don’t like guns…
at all. I never have. But in this situation, harsher gun laws wouldn’t have
made a difference. The man had tried to get a rifle a few days earlier and was
denied because of the laws that are already in place. He stole his mother’s
guns… there’s already laws against theft. No additional laws would have
prevented him from getting a hold of her guns, especially when he wanted them so
badly.
But the one that gets to me the most is when people keep
sharing or adding photos saying that if God were allowed in schools, that this
wouldn’t have happened. I have a few issues with that. No, I am not what most
people would classify as a Christian. I have been to many different church
denominations… I grew up in a Methodist church for the most part, but I have
also been to Mormon, Catholic, and Episcopalian churches. Each with their own
belief system, some contradict the others. And honestly, I’m not sure if I understand
the last 3 very well. So I had to come up with my own belief system so if you’re
reading this, please do not take offense to the following…
I believe in a higher power, whether that be God, Buddha,
Allah, Karma, Fate, or whatever. I don’t want to say “There is a God” because
none of us have been dead yet, so no one can say FOR SURE that there is. Yes,
people will say “There is a God” because they believe in the bible and what
they’ve been taught and what they’ve read. But in all reality, no one here on
Earth has ever been to Heaven so without being taught the Bible, no one can say
for sure that “There is a God.”
But my personal beliefs aside… if people were inside reading/
studying the bible, it wouldn’t have stopped the shooter from achieving his
goal. There wouldn’t have been some “force field” that would have stopped him
from getting inside. It wouldn’t have stopped the bullets from coming out of
the gun. It wouldn’t have stopped those children and teachers from dying. The same as the Bible in schools wouldn't have prevented the Columbine or Virginia Tech tragedies. These people had serious mental instabilities and teaching them the Bible in school wouldn't have made a difference.
As a side note that's slightly related - I also saw a post that said something about how their children
should be able to go to school and worship as they please. But what about
people that want to raise their children differently? Why should those people
have the right to impose their beliefs on other peoples’ children? This country
was supposed to be the place where people were able to come and escape
persecution from their countries… not to have other beliefs forced on them. Religion
is best taught at home, this way everyone’s rights are protected. Personally, I
wouldn’t mind the Bible being taught in school… just as long as they teach the
Koran and other religions just as in depth as they would the Bible. I want the
boys to grow up and decide on their own what they want to believe, not have one
belief shoved down their throats.
I understand there is a lot of sadness and confusion right
now with anyone that this story touches and I understand the need to do
something about it. But if you want to get something done, be rational about
it. As much as this sucks, there really wasn’t much that could be done to
prevent it. But there is no reason to waste energy suggesting things and trying to make things be put in place that won't be able to prevent this from happening again.
