Untitled Tragedy

My heart is absolutely breaking right now. I'm sure by now many of you have heard about the deadly hostage incident that took place in yet another Colorado High School today. The sick, twisted excuse for a human being shot an innocent 16 year old girl before shooting himself when the SWAT team raided the room where he was holding both she and another girl hostage. And that's after he did God knows what else to them, and after using poor Emily as a human shield all afternoon. I just don't understand these things, I really don't. I guess it's not for a "normal" mind - a rational mind - to understand such craziness, though, is it. Why, why, why would he want to take such an innocent life? I really can't even imagine what this girl's family is going through right now. My heart bleeds for them. And then there's all the kids he terrorized ... they'll never, ever be the same. I take great solace in knowing he went straight to hell as soon as he drew his final breath.

I'll tell you one thing, if it can happen in Bailey, population 5,500, it can happen anywhere - including here, a town twice that size. It's just .... I don't know how much more tragedy with our young people Colorado can take, you know? Columbine is still so fresh, so raw ... and now this. Right now all I know is that this gives me another huge reason why I should home-school my daughter!

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Posted by Leigh on September 27, 2006 8:58 PM |

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Such a tragedy. :( I'll never understand such madness, either.

Damn right, Leigh. Home-schooling gets ANOTHER tick of approval! :)

Posted by: Debbie | September 28, 2006 4:40 AM

The chances of getting killed in a high school are slim to nothing when you consider how many high schools there are in this country. It is just disturbing that it happens at all.

Posted by: Brent Author Profile Page | September 28, 2006 8:08 PM

I know. These people roam society seemingly without any way to stop them.

Posted by: creechman Author Profile Page | September 29, 2006 2:14 AM

I was devastated when I heard this as my A-hole EX has 2 kids & between them they have 3 kids that go to school in Colorado (Littleton/Lakewood area). When I hear of something/anything, going on in Colorado, I'm a "heads up" kind of girl, even though I despise the EX to the max, his kids are kind and caring.

It's so sad that the life of a young girl was taken and for what reason, does anyone know? I did hear today that the shooter had sent a letter to his brother/family telling them he was sorry, blah, blah, blah. I guess I just don't understand what makes these guys to go into a school of all places and cut loose. This happening is becoming another Columbine and somewhere out there is some twisted person who will walk into a school somewhere and start shooting, just for the thrill of it.

I heard on the news this morning that a 9th grade student shot the principal/superintendent at some school (can't remember where), because the kid had (I think) threw something and chipped/broke some concrete and was expelled.

I'm beginning to wonder if home schooling isn't going to rise.

Posted by: CJ Author Profile Page | September 29, 2006 5:38 PM

I was numb from the news the other day. I really can't wrap my head around what makes people do things like this. Even at my lowest points in life, I would never commit violence against an innocent stranger.

I think homeschooling kids is a good idea, but not because of things like this. We're all in danger no matter where we are...look at what happened to that poor Aurora detective last week. Randomly shot while driving his car.

Posted by: Domestic Geek Author Profile Page | September 30, 2006 9:49 AM

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