Santa weeps...

[rtracey]

22. Well

Well, I am sad about the murders of these children and adults in Conn, this weekend, but I am sorry: sad songs, pretty poems, shaking of the heads and words like tragic, horrifying, sickening will not work. Hasn't worked for years, hundreds of years. 1st school massacre happened in 1764, and throughout the years continued to happen, and will happen again, unless instead of the sad songs, pretty poems, shaking of the heads and words like tragic, horrifying, sickening, we offer up assistance with upgraded mental health approaches. Let's let our teachers and caregivers be the first line of defense. Let's let them report to authorities misguided/abused/disturbed/unruly children properly without having the teacher fear for their jobs, have them become scapegoats or have government interference. Lets bring more research money into mental health issues, we spend billions on cancer treatments and discoveries, lets do this for mental health issues. I AM NOT a gun owner, but GUN CONTROL WILL NOT SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. Awareness of guns in the home, education on keeping guns out of the hands of the mentally ill, locking guns, eliminating the sale of guns at shows and through the mail. This is the approach we need, and we need as a nation to get together and do it now before another Sandy Hook happens again, not after....