Am I the only one...

Surprised that Georgia hasn't had a school shooting since 1999?

I'm genuinely impressed. I would have guessed we would have had more shootings more often than we have actually had. I'm also proud to hear that the father was arrested alongside the son. Unsure if he'll actually see jail time, but still--seems like an improvement. Good job Georgia!

We'll call that the silver lining.

That's also all I'll say about that. I was in eighth grade when Columbine happened and, honestly, it made me kind of giddy. Fucked up sure, but as a kid who was bullied day in and day out, Columbine felt, in it's own little way, like a win for the losers. That said, the fact that there have been, what, a few hundred school shootings since Columbine really highlights just how little the people in this country care about children as a whole. Sure people may care about their children, but the idea of actually doing what's best for all children seems to be lost on so, so many gun-slinging, wanna-be heroes. As par for the course, the idea of sacrifice for the greater good (better gun control/regulation) is ignored in favor of the idea of some misplaced sense of glory. It's almost like people don't realize how often the idea of heroic actions are mirrored by villainous ones. Both are standing up for their values and gunning down the bad guys. Why wouldn't kids, particularly those struggling with identity and self-esteem, not seek to gain some glory through violence?

The best part of all this though, is that nothing will change. Fingers will be pointed at all manner of media with none pointed at the ease of acquisition for firearms and the violent values extolled as virtues within our country. Kids will keep getting shot until it truly becomes something so commonplace that it doesn't even make the news.

What a time to be alive!

Dicks for listening!