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This Is a Tragedy

Posted on April 18, 2007 - 12:15pm
This morning I came upon the idea of writing a post about gun control, the NRA and ultimately questioning our right to bear arms. Before I put fingers to keyboard, I was struck by a deeper morality. Instead, I give you this...
 
This is not an epidemic.
This is not an isolated incident.
This is not a rallying cry.
This is not your political platform.

This is not your shot at a Pulitzer.
This is not a time to say "I told you so".
This is not a call to action.
This is not your shot at prime time.
This is not about religion.
This is not a way to support your cause.
This is not about immigration.
This is not a conspiracy.
This is not link bait.
This is not funny.
This is not a wake up call.
This is not yours to use.
This is not something you should forget.
This is not an excuse to use the phrase "a post-Virginia Tech world".
This is not ratings gold.
This is not an outcry for legislation.
This is not grounds for a lawsuit.
This is not your fault.
 
This is a tragedy.

 

Comments

Paula the Surf Mom's picture
Submitted by Paula the Surf Mom on April 18, 2007 - 1:02pm.
Paula the Surf Mom says... yes it is, very much so.
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the shuffmiester's picture
Submitted by the shuffmiester on April 18, 2007 - 3:55pm.
you broke the post at a funny spot, cuz when i looked at it from your homepage, i thought you were about to go all limp dick on me, but then i read the whole thing, and i really like this post. 2 myspace kudos.
Sprague's picture
Submitted by Sprague (not verified) on April 19, 2007 - 7:38am.
I hear you, Jason. It's a terrible, terrible event. Made worse, I believe, by self-interested media vultures who mine such tragedy for their own gain, which just make the next event more likely. Where is decency?
vrtualme's picture
Submitted by vrtualme on April 19, 2007 - 9:43am.
it’s annoying the shit outta me. feels kinda like a chain-letter to me. like ‘how many ppl can i get to join the bandwagon?’ anyway, the poem is beautiful and very poignant. good job. vrtualme.com

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Jason's picture
Submitted by Jason on April 19, 2007 - 12:48pm.
Yeah, sounds lame. As if the families of the victims would see that and say "whew, that fixes everything".
Chelle's picture
Submitted by Chelle (not verified) on April 18, 2008 - 9:02pm.
I wouldn't be able to question if we should have a bunch of people running around with guns either after reading that. This poem is very well put. It is a tragedy. Period. And it shouldn't be called anything else.

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