User blog:Artimas Hunter/Tragedy

I doubt many of you have heard, but there was a huge tragedy in Chardon, Ohio. A boy came to school with a gun and a knife. He reportedly shot 10 times at a random group- of students sitting in the cafeteria. 5 were injured. One died hours after the shooting, the other two have died over the past few days after being in critical condition. The police have no clue what the motive was, despite there being controversy over whether the boy was being bullied or not. The hearing is still going on.

This is the kind of senseless violence you only hear about once every once in a while, something you never believe could happen to you. But we're writers, so sometimes these things hit us harder because we can imagine it so much more vividly. I remember when we heard the announcement, everyone else was just sad, but I was distraught. All I could think of was those kids, so confused when they heard the first shots. The screams, the senseless, uselessness of it all...but I'm not trying to give you guys nightmares.

This has happened before. Some kid, whether because they've been bullied or they just think it'd be fun to show off their gun, ends up killing people. Teachers, his friends, people he hates. But the end result is the same. He gets caught and goes to court and maybe juvie or prison. But there are still bodies and grieving families.

So please, just keep in mind those poor people, the ones who were injured and killed and the entire town. I'm not gonna say pray for them, because I know that's not the way I honor people. So do what you want. Write. Pray. Sing. But please remember them, whatever way you want. -- Arti Talk? :D 22:23, February 29, 2012 (UTC)