Why in the wake of a tragedy do individuals immediately assign blame for the results of the mentally challenged? Why does the media fuel the fire to provide these unworthy opinions a primetime platform to promote this terrible and unsympathetic narrative while ignoring the equally terrible ongoing tragedy that continues to plague the nations third largest city?
I don't know if we will ever understand why the guy in Texas did what he did or why the guy in Ohio carried out a copycat massacre. The guy from Texas lived in a thriving town in north Dallas, attended a highly ranked high school, and seemed on the surface to have many opportunities to provide a positive and successful life path. Instead, he jumped in his car and drove 10 hours to kill 22 people. The guy from Ohio seemed to have a history of hate and anger that plagued him during his formidable years. He had hit lists and even murdered his own sister in his rampage.
Whats lost in the agenda driven media era we live in is the fact that another 59 people were shot this weekend, 7 of them fatal, in Chicago. That brings the annual death toll in Chicago to almost 300 year to date. But for some reason, those lives don't seem to matter to those either already holding a political seat or those that are vying for a political run. Its not as appealing to count the 7 lives in Chicago, or really the 9 in Ohio compared to the 22 in El Paso. Its not hard to see why. Its just a damn shame that people think we are too stupid to see it.
Continue to pray for the lives of all that were lost and continue to be taken by senseless individuals, regardless of political beliefs or agendas.
"There was a great deal of character on that field today. They are for real, no doubt about it. This was no fluke." - Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant