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11. My own area was affected by a school shooting last Feb.

Sat Dec 15, 2012, 03:20 PM

Dec 2012

There is a horrible disconnect in the first few days where the community is in survival mode and the outside world is left feeling helpless and wanting information to act as a type of balm.

One of the first reactions i saw on FB, after shock and grief, was disgust at the media's attention and handling of the small and vulnerable children. It is sick to stop babies who have just endured a tragedy and force them to recount the details. This is all a bit fresh here. The media is shameful and should certainly be more sensitive in their drive to help the public digest what has happened.

I think the public debates and discussions do need to happen. They need to happen and they need to incite real action. Nobody wants to have to relive a personally felt tragedy through the current suffering of another because lessons weren't learned and change did not occur.

Newton, CT should be allowed to heal and respect should be paid to that end. The rest of us need to do what we can to ensure this does not happen again.

People move on too easily.

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I'm from Newtown, and I have something to say to the world: [View all] Melinda Dec 2012 OP

you'd think that the author would know how to spell the name of his/her hometown cali Dec 2012 #1

sometimes typing and grammar degrade when one is upset 0rganism Dec 2012 #3

Not me... his tone/anger/frustration is more than apparent in his writings Melinda Dec 2012 #4

Just realized the mispelling in the title is mine, not the authors. I'll fix it. Melinda Dec 2012 #5

Who cares about the spelling. We get the point. southernyankeebelle Dec 2012 #26

cali seemed to and made a comment to that effect. Melinda Dec 2012 #28

Am not offended. I mean really the world won't end tommorrow if someone misspells a southernyankeebelle Dec 2012 #32

The original post, which is linked, has it spelled correctly. The misspell is DUer Melinda. n/t Fla Dem Dec 2012 #6

Indeed. :-) Melinda Dec 2012 #7

Way to see the big picture Shivering Jemmy Dec 2012 #27

Thank you for this AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #2

YVW. It's a long, long read... much to learn. Thanks for being part of the learning. n/t Melinda Dec 2012 #8

Thank you, Melinda Cha Dec 2012 #9

Cha... Melinda Dec 2012 #23

.. Cha Dec 2012 #29

Especially thank you for that video. progressoid Dec 2012 #10

the video hit the nail on the head hfojvt Dec 2012 #16

My own area was affected by a school shooting last Feb. FedUpWithIt All Dec 2012 #11

kick eom ellenfl Dec 2012 #12

i am dissapointed in my brother in nj riverbendviewgal Dec 2012 #13

Yeah I expect to see the rallies to continue these murders to start Leontius Dec 2012 #19

thank u mettamega Dec 2012 #14

I wish the media would back off, too. They can get what they need down the road. toby jo Dec 2012 #15

Kill the messenger. Springslips Dec 2012 #17

I think the criticism is Justin_Beach Dec 2012 #18

My disagreement is Springslips Dec 2012 #25

Let the victims and community heal... RoccoR5955 Dec 2012 #20

The media was reporting John2 Dec 2012 #21

The young man who wrote this is not the brother; he is a Newtown resident only. Melinda Dec 2012 #22

The ghoulish feeding frenzy of the media.. SoCalDem Dec 2012 #24

'Sensationalism' in media used to be a hollywood rag thing, iirc, and then along came Murdoch. Melinda Dec 2012 #30

I think (for FOX), it was the OJ trial SoCalDem Dec 2012 #31

I'm REALLY pissed off at the media Timbuk3 Dec 2012 #33

I attended Cleveland Elementary in Stockton, California, and I have something to say Jack Rabbit Dec 2012 #34

Thank You for the inspiration rbennettucm Dec 2012 #35

And then the Republican governor changed his mind. rbennettucm Dec 2012 #36