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Today's school shooting (same one as immediately above) - pdq - 12-16-2024
This time at a private Christian school in little, blue Madison Wisconsin. Five dead so far (including shooter, apparently); 5 others transported to hospitals.
You can Google it; here's CNN's terse early summary.
Waaay too close to home, as my daughter, SIL and their kids (who attend public school) live within a mile.
Re: Today's school shooting - Lux Interior - 12-16-2024
No worries.
Thoughts & prayers are in abundance.
Re: Today's school shooting - bfd - 12-16-2024
Ironically, this shooting occurred at the Abundant Life Christian School (ALCS for short…)
Re: Today's school shooting - mattkime - 12-16-2024
Count has been revised to 3 dead (including shooter) and 6 injured. Does that count as good news?
Re: Today's school shooting (same one as immediately above) - pdq - 12-17-2024
Watching the local news, I’ve heard “prayer” so many times - soo many times. They interviewed the mom of one of the kids at this school and asked her “What do you do [in this situation]?” and she said “Pray” - “God is good, God is gracious”.
:X
My little rant: prayer ain’t the answer here. It ain’t working.
It.
Ain’t.
Working.
This latest shooting was at a Christian school…named “Abundant Life”. And it was committed by a female teen.
There’s no place to hide. No higher power that will keep your kids safe. No “school resource officer” that’s going to prevent it.
Damn it, stop praying and hoping that it won’t happen to you or your loved ones.
Do something!
Re: Today's school shooting (same one as immediately above) - kj - 12-17-2024
There’s literally no reason you can’t pray AND do something else. I think most people agree there is something else that can be done, though not on what.
Re: Today's school shooting (same one as immediately above) - pdq - 12-17-2024
kj wrote:
There’s literally no reason you can’t pray AND do something else. I think most people agree there is something else that can be done, though not on what.
Yeah, but almost no one says that.
Thoughts and prayers. Prayers. Even the school just says “Pray for us”, not We should do something about this that might actually work.
Re: Today's school shooting (same one as immediately above) - Lux Interior - 12-17-2024
Maybe they are praying for easier access to firearms?
Hopefully Trump will revoke access to all the fed databases for background checks. Don't want the J6 parolees to be denied their basic rights to protect themselves.
And Republican governors will just get rid of the checks altogether.
I assure you many have been praying for this.
Click to get yours on Etsy. Makes a great gift for the school shooting survivor in your life!
Re: Today's school shooting (same one as immediately above) - Lemon Drop - 12-17-2024
Speaking as a person with over 30 years of experience advocating for gun responsibility, I really hope none of you has people including children murdered who are close to you. Then the first thing you're supposed to say to anyone is something political about gun control. Don't you dare grieve or ask for comfort!
Praying is a strong emotional comfort for many people when they are grieving or in any form of distress. Knowing others are including you in prayer is also a comfort.
If you can't be kind, then leave them alone, and do the politics yourself.
Re: Today's school shooting (same one as immediately above) - Lemon Drop - 12-17-2024
kj wrote:
There’s literally no reason you can’t pray AND do something else. I think most people agree there is something else that can be done, though not on what.
Grieving people don't have to do advocacy if they don't want to.
Everyone can read the information on what reduces gun violence if they are interested.
It is not about "agreeing on what can be done," it's about doing what we know works.