While I understand the reaction to the police not storming the building faster, let's not displace our rage onto those who put their lives on the line for all of us every day.
Let us think about the things that happened for months & years in the life of the young man who committed this mass murder.
While SR bears primary responsibility for his heinous choices, he didn't live in a vacuum. He lived in a family, school and community environment.
Solving the problems we are facing means confronting not just the consequences but also the causes.
Do we have the courage to do that? At what point past the age of the young victims - 10 - is it too late to stop the creation of a mass murderer?
What would it take to do that? Guns can easily be obtained illegally.
The decision to pursue violence as your way of dealing with the world begins within the heart of a person, not with a weapon.
Many parents of school shooters ignore glaring warning signs. This grandmother didn’t.
My opinion only