{"id":1347,"date":"2007-04-17T21:44:00","date_gmt":"2007-04-18T04:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beltdrivebetty.com\/wyzwmnsworld\/?p=1347"},"modified":"2010-09-29T18:28:43","modified_gmt":"2010-09-30T01:28:43","slug":"virginia-tech-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wyzwmn9444.live-website.com\/?p=1347","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Tech"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>my heart weeps for all 33 people <\/strong><\/span>
coldly and cruelly <\/strong><\/span>
gunned down in their prime…<\/strong><\/span>
<\/strong><\/span>
I am shocked by the abhorrent visages<\/strong><\/span>
and repulsed by the media coverage<\/strong><\/span>
<\/strong><\/span>
again and again<\/strong><\/span>
I sink to my knees in horror<\/strong><\/span>
at the loss <\/strong><\/span>
<\/strong><\/span>
and I weep<\/strong><\/span>
<\/strong><\/span>
Yet I rise again<\/strong><\/span>
in pride and admiration<\/strong><\/span>
for those brave heroes<\/strong><\/span>
that died in an effort to aid those <\/strong><\/span>
in their care<\/strong><\/span>
<\/strong><\/span>
I am bereft, forlorn, inconsolable<\/strong><\/span>
and afraid<\/strong><\/span>
<\/strong><\/span>
I’ve been reading<\/strong><\/span>
and listen<\/strong><\/span>
with incredulity<\/strong><\/span>
and stunned silence….<\/strong><\/span> <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
I need to know<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
to understand…<\/span><\/strong>
<\/strong><\/span>
what kind of bankrupt morality allows for<\/strong><\/span>
the fact that people knew<\/strong><\/span>
that the young gun wielder<\/strong><\/span>
had “issues”<\/strong><\/span> <\/div>\n
that his writing<\/strong><\/span>
“scared” his professors<\/strong><\/span>
and that they “feared” him<\/strong><\/span>
or that his art was “dark”<\/strong><\/span>
<\/strong><\/span>
yet they did nothing?<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
what has happened to humanity…<\/strong><\/span>
<\/strong><\/span>
that they would not take action<\/strong><\/span>
when they knew something was so very wrong?<\/strong><\/span>
<\/strong><\/span>
why would they wait <\/strong><\/span>
for someone else to do something?<\/strong><\/span>
<\/strong><\/span>
why would they not get involved<\/strong><\/span> <\/div>\n
to avoid just this kind of travesty?<\/strong><\/span>
<\/strong><\/span>
why has humanity become reactive <\/strong><\/span>
and not proactive?<\/strong><\/span>
<\/strong><\/span>
are we as human beings <\/strong><\/span>
so completely afraid of the repercussions<\/strong><\/span>
that we no longer will step into the fray?<\/strong><\/span>
<\/strong><\/span>
are we as human beings <\/strong><\/span>
so terribly concerned about our possessions<\/strong><\/span>
that we fear to lose them <\/strong><\/span>
by getting involved?<\/strong><\/span>
<\/strong><\/span>
I don’t want to hear that Rosie O’Donnell <\/strong><\/span>
is having a “bad time” dealing with this<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
she should<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n

<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

I don’t need to know that Kelly Ripa<\/strong><\/span>
is “feeling bad”<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
she should<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n

<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

I don’t give a shit what “Hollywood” thinks or feels<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
humanity should take stock…<\/span><\/strong>
<\/strong><\/span>
and I sure as hell<\/strong><\/span>
don’t need to watch over and over the<\/strong><\/span>
protestations of his last year’s English prof<\/strong><\/span>
that she tried to “talk” to him or about<\/strong><\/span>
<\/strong><\/span>
Liar!<\/strong><\/span>
I call<\/strong><\/span>
Liar!<\/strong><\/span>
and<\/strong> SHAME<\/span>!<\/strong><\/span> <\/div>\n
Shame!<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Shame!<\/strong><\/span> <\/div>\n
try harder damn it!<\/span><\/strong>
<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Had they tried harder<\/strong><\/span>
this could have been avoided<\/strong><\/span>
and 33 people would still be breathing…<\/strong><\/span>
alive…<\/strong><\/span>
to go on to greatness…<\/strong><\/span>
to love… <\/strong><\/span>
to have children…<\/strong><\/span>
to bounce their grandchildren on their knees…<\/strong><\/span>
and to help others…<\/strong><\/span>
<\/strong><\/span>
I can not compare this wickedness <\/strong><\/span>
and horror at Virginia Tech<\/strong><\/span>
to Columbine<\/strong><\/span>
nor the World Trade Center<\/strong><\/span>
nor the Middle East<\/strong><\/span>
<\/strong><\/span>
Each and every one <\/strong><\/span>
of these abominations<\/strong><\/span>
and tragedies<\/strong><\/span>
are burnt forever <\/strong><\/span>
into my brain<\/strong><\/span>
<\/strong><\/span>
for<\/strong><\/span>
I fear what humanity <\/strong><\/span>
is becoming<\/strong><\/span>
<\/strong><\/span>
I fear for our humanity<\/strong><\/span>
I fear our lack thereof.<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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