Friday, December 14th, 2012.
The Sandy Hook shooting will not, and should not be easily forgotten.
This should be a time of togetherness, a time for community, and support, but instead there have been people turning it into an opportunity for debate.
People have been using it as an emotional argument against gun laws.
The man responsible for this tragedy did not just up and go on a shooting spree simply because he had the access to firepower. But that is not the point.
Ryan Lanza, did commit a crime. He committed an atrocity. But he did this because he was he was suffering. Because no one was there for him. Because something was wrong with him and society only amplified this.
Now, people are calling him a pervert, a monster, and countless other things. Isn't this, in a way, just perpetuating the hate that in some way played a part in this tragedy?
If we are to learn anything from this terrible event, it should be that we should try our best to accept everyone. Try our best to help everyone.
And in this awful time, try to remember, "The world is a good place and the number of hugs per gunshot victim is very, very high." -Hank Green
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