Eleven days ago, the country watched in horror as yet
another school shooting took place, this time in Parkland, Florida. Yet again, young lives were cut short, with
at least 17 dead and 15 injured as of this writing. Yet again, the country cried out for justice,
for change, for a stop to these tragedies.
Yet again, politicians around the country offered thoughts and prayers
to the victims and their families while clearly showing they have no intention
of actually doing anything. So the cycle
goes.
That I can even write these words shows the depth of this
problem. School shootings, along with
other mass shootings, are becoming the norm.
We know exactly how things will play out in the days and weeks following
them because we repeat the exact same cycle over and over again.
