2 public mass shootings in the last 24 hours leaving around 30 dead. i remember when columbine happened i was glued to the tv for days. i was nervous walking around my own high school. i watched on newly minted live 24 hour news channels each and every detail, theory and revelation play out as we learned together. i could not fathom it. it was so intriguing as a story far beyond reality. we learned of the victims, the kids who prayed, crawled out of the library window. of the hall monitors and parking lot attendants. the police botched the response. partially by the killers' own design, there were bombs placed across town as a diversion. could we really blame the police? they didnt sign up for this. and really, they arent "preventors." they are first responders. cleaners.
the point is, i cared. i thought that if we all investigated and understood, or at least were collectively baffled, we could keep it from happeneing again. i was young, and it was 30 years ago, but i dont recall the outrage and polarization of gun control, right vs left. there was some dust up about crosses being placed or religious services on school property, but its vague in my recolection.
so now a mall in texas and a bar in ohio have blood on the floor. in a world thats never been more easy to recieve information on media equivalent to an iv drip, i wont put any more time into the news of these events once im done writing this entry. at first i thought its because i've become numb, or callused, or older and more synical. those may be all true, but not the reason upon which i came to rest. i simply cant take the bickering, snide, biased, uncompassionate coverage. i dont want an agenda. i want the news. experts analyzing data is cable news worthy. re-reading celebrity activists press releases on air is not. i dont want to know your stance on abortion, or diet or gun control. i want to know the timeline of events. i want the "family circus" style guided timeline across the map in the newspaper. dont yell the news at me.
i want the news news. the news, news network.
the point is, i cared. i thought that if we all investigated and understood, or at least were collectively baffled, we could keep it from happeneing again. i was young, and it was 30 years ago, but i dont recall the outrage and polarization of gun control, right vs left. there was some dust up about crosses being placed or religious services on school property, but its vague in my recolection.
so now a mall in texas and a bar in ohio have blood on the floor. in a world thats never been more easy to recieve information on media equivalent to an iv drip, i wont put any more time into the news of these events once im done writing this entry. at first i thought its because i've become numb, or callused, or older and more synical. those may be all true, but not the reason upon which i came to rest. i simply cant take the bickering, snide, biased, uncompassionate coverage. i dont want an agenda. i want the news. experts analyzing data is cable news worthy. re-reading celebrity activists press releases on air is not. i dont want to know your stance on abortion, or diet or gun control. i want to know the timeline of events. i want the "family circus" style guided timeline across the map in the newspaper. dont yell the news at me.
i want the news news. the news, news network.
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