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While I agree that it is a terrible thing that happened, and my heart goes out to the victims' families, I think it is being a bit overhyped.
The media is calling it a national tragedy, a total of 28 dead (including the shooter and his mother)and it is suddenly a tragedy. Yes, a 22 of whom were children, but it still doesn't make it a tragedy.
And then Obama addresses the situation, gets a little teary and the media calls it "breaking down". First of all, he kept talking, after a few pauses, but he kept talking. He RUBBED HIS EYES a few times and the media calls it "bursting into tears"
I hate the media, I really do, they overhype everything they get their hands on. Yeah, its a very bad thing that happened, its terrible. But it is NOT a tragedy, I am sorry.
While the media does over exaggerate at times, this is without a doubt, a tragedy. To say otherwise is wrong. It's not even subjective. And this is by no means overhyped. At all. There hasn't been a shooting like this that I can remember. Ever.
Lets take a look at this... America has a population of 313 million (aprox.) A total of 28 people died. That isn't even a percent of our population. Saying this is a tragedy is like saying the theater shooting was a tragedy. Yes, they were children, yes it is sad, yes the country should recognize what happened, but it is still not a tragedy. I am sorry if I sound heartless, but that is how I think it is.
So a tragedy in your mind should be determined by the number of lives taken? If your mom died today, would you be saying those words? These are CHILDREN that were murdered in a school, a place of safety and learning. You downplay this way too much and it really is disrespectful to those involved.
Yes, I am using death tolls to judge tragedies. Let me say this, 9/11 was a tragedy, okay? Lets compare this event to 9/11. I could argue that calling this a tragedy is disrespectful to the victims of 9/11.
It is a truly terrible thing that happened today. We can only be happy that the victims did not suffer, but their families will.
Don't get me wrong, I think it is a great loss. But worse things have happened, even in schools. See "Bath Massacre".
The media did not call it a tragedy. In my eyes, this is just another school shooting, and that there will be more, and there will be worse ones. History repeats itself.
Yes, it was awful what happened, it is even worse that they were mostly children, it is even worse that nobody saw it coming.