Virginia Tech Massacre: A Note to Future Gunmen

You know, I understand anger. I understand being upset about your life. I even understand wanting to lash out at the world.  But for the love of God, what is WRONG with people who go on shooting sprees?  You wanna die? Then take your little gun out into the woods and blow your head off but leave the rest of us alone!  And by the way, do it right the first time because nobody wants to see you in the ER. Either step up to the plate and live through the bullshit like the rest of us, or slink off and die, but don't take YOUR problems out on the rest of us who have the guts to get through the end of the day no matter how lonely, disillusioned, or bitter about our lives we feel. Using a weapon doesn't make you tough or special. It just makes the rest of us hate you as much as you hate yourself.

You know, I understand anger. I understand being upset about your life. I even understand wanting to lash out at the world.  But for the love of God, what is WRONG with people who go on shooting sprees?  You wanna die? Then take your little gun out into the woods and blow your head off but leave the rest of us alone!  And by the way, do it right the first time because nobody wants to see you in the ER. Either step up to the plate and live through the bullshit like the rest of us, or slink off and die, but don't take YOUR problems out on the rest of us who have the guts to get through the end of the day no matter how lonely, disillusioned, or bitter about our lives we feel. Using a weapon doesn't make you tough or special. It just makes the rest of us hate you as much as you hate yourself.

Comments

[sher]

I kept thinking about the people in the ER, who were suddenly swamped with all those poor victims. It had to be overwhelming, especially since that was a small town, where this kind of thing is totally unexpected.

[Karen]

My thoughts exactly. I keep saying to myself, and anyone who happens to be within hearing distance, "What is WRONG with people?"

[Glenna]

I kept thinking of the ER too, to be honest. That photo with the line of ambulances did me in just because, working in a hospital it represented not only the ER, but ICU's and months and months of recovery for some of those folks. And they're the lucky ones.

Karen--I don't get it either. I cannot imagine ever being angry enough to do something like that.

[Susan]

I completely agree with the suicide first. Heck, he was going to do it anyway. That kind of anger just feeds on itself. He never felt any better after his rampage. It's horrible for an ER to be overwhelmed by this kind of crisis, but it was just as distressing that scores of ambulances and trauma centers were at the ready for 9/11 victims, but there was hardly anyone to save and repair. Bad news either way. Good post. You wrote what I'd been thinking.

[Glenna]

Susan--totally agree.And thanks for understanding my feelings.