OT What is wrong with people? Tragedy in Connecticut........

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  • Noel
    Noel Member Posts: 3,095 Member
    #22
    24242 said:

    It is sad
    After raising a very angry teen who truly saw little hope especially after my diagnosis and treatments for breast cancer. My son had seen how hard I worked to try and do better for us yet I was the one who got cancer and close to death. His father on the other hand always MIA and cared little about his responsibilities as a father. I father and mother and lucky enough to have some very good family and friends or I am not sure I would have made it through him let alone the BC.
    After loosing many friends to suicide back in the 90's I just think more people inclined to do something terrible to others so they know their pain. I was fortunate enough to meet a religous nurse at my cancer facility here in Vancouver BC who made me realize bad things happen even in the best of environments talking about her own family and one of her children. I hate thinking that between gangland shooting and the levels of violence in the world let alone our own backyards, is becoming the norm. I too struggle trying to understand where our children began to care so little about themselves and their loyalties always lie else where instead of with the family that most of the time is there for them though they cannot see or feel them.
    It is sad to see what shooting incidents do to families my son living through his own at 15 though his new best friend died due to bullet piercing both lungs and he was 14 while another remained paralysed. Children actually hunted our children down in farmer fields as they tried to get out of the area with little public transpertation available. A few short years later my son is out in public bumping into the killers set free. The brother would go insane and litterally fight his way to some justice for his dead little brother. He died 10 years to the day almost in a terrible car crash though he had cheated death himself many times. I cannot imagine how it is possible for children and people in general to treat humans so badly and now poverty seems to be the norm and that is suppose to give us hope in North America.

    The first two sweet children
    The first two sweet children were buried today. This is just beyond anything I could ever imagine. My prayers for the families.
  • jnl
    jnl Member Posts: 3,869 Member
    #23
    Megan M said:

    It just seems impossible
    It just seems impossible that anyone could do this, kill those precious young children. Those poor families that lost their babies, my heart goes out to them. When things like this happen, it is just so difficult to even think of any reason that someone would do this.


    Praying for all who are involved in this tragedy,


    Megan

    Lit my candle

    Lit my candle
  • cahjah75
    cahjah75 Member Posts: 2,631
    #24
    Friday was a very sad day for all....
    Living in the small state of CT for most of my life, one never expects to hear of such violence so close to home. I'm still teary eyed 5 days later. I huggged my grandchildren as soon as I could. There was so much confusion and untruthful comments made by the reporters covering the event live.

    I do believe there is a need for more gun control but I also believe this young man was troubled for sure! Unfortunately, many parents are in denial when it comes to their child and mental health. The mother was not a teacher. We may never know why he went to the school to kill. She collected guns, was divorced from her GE president husband and lived in a 4000+ sf home with this son. The father and 2 other sons lived elsewhere. He is remarried and living in a modest home. 7 adults and 20 children were murdered and he had enough ammunition to do a lot more killing had the police not arrived. He shot himself in the head when the police saw him.

    My heart goes out to the families of all who were killed, the first responders, the police, firemen and women and the children whose eyes saw things they should never have to see. The memorial service on Sunday night was the first step in healing. May there be many more to follow.
    {{hugs}} Charlene
  • susie09
    susie09 Member Posts: 2,930
    #25
    LoveBabyJesus said:

    My Personal Opinion
    First of all, I am glad that no one here lost a child on this tragedy. My heart breaks for these parents who now will spend Christmas without their child. I can't imagine. I pray they, somehow, find comfort and peace.

    Here's what I think.

    Everyone is blaming guns and the killer. Many people I have spoken to say the same thing: we should change the laws for guns. That kid should burn in hell. Now, I am NOT defending what he did. But I want to say that ANGER, HATE and DEPRESSION are real problems. I strongly feel there are little mental health services for our society. And people often ignore the signs for help. I don't know the story behind this killer but I wonder how much help he received. How much his family did to protect, not only his life, but all the lives lost today. Guns don't kill people, people kill people. I personally hate guns, but if the law changes, I don't believe the real issue will be removed from the society, which is the lack of mental health services. I can also say that families, friends, coworkers, should pay more attention to the people they care about (or even the people around them). To give you an example, in my native country, culturally, people do not believe in depression. They think its an excuse invented by medical teams to make more money. I personally knew of a guy who was depressed and he told his family many times. They thought he was just looking for attention. Well. The guy hung himself in his closet (in his 20's). He could have used a gun, but I guess the closet was more appropriate for him at that time. Truth is, people who are emotionally and mentally ill or have a level of certain conditions, should get help. If you see someone you care about acting strange or saying weird things, perhaps its a sign that he/she needs a hand.

    And yes, you go home to hug your kids because of what happened. But if you are a parent who has a troubled child, you should also go home to hug that child, tell him you love him, and help him get better. A lot of times we don't even realize how many sick people are walking around us. They don't teach about God in schools (and for those who don't believe in God, I respect that), people don't even believe in Christmas (the meaning of), they don't care about one another. There is more selfishness in the world which is why certain behaviors and signs go unnoticed. The real problem is that our world/planet is changing for the worse, thanks to people.

    Prayers go out to all these families. It's truly sad what has happened.

    Love you all.

    I have shed so many tears
    I have shed so many tears since this happened. Those poor families, that poor town. I pray that they will be able to find some peace and comfort.

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