a shooting just happened at an elementary school close to my high school and we got put on lockdown. they say there's 27 dead, 18 of them little kids. things like this seems to happen every few months now...people blame stuff like violent media a lot, but i feel that the news' focus on killers and their motives sends a much more potent message to unstable people. they always make logos for the tragedies, attach dramatic music...honestly i think this only tells potential shooters that if they succeed, they'll earn the public's eternal fascination. we should mourn for the victims instead of putting the aggressors on pedestals.
my heart goes out to all who were lost, as well as their families. many of my friends have been personally affected, and i'm going to try my best to be supportive of everyone.