When an editor calls unexpectedly at an odd time, it’s usually a bad sign. My phone rang around 5:30 AM the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, with an editor on the line, asking how far away I was from Chesapeake, Virginia. Another mass shooting - not far from my home.
So unthinkably prevalent ... too sad to even comprehend. Your last paragraph, Sarah, is spot on! It will never be corrected as long as too many Americans (fueled by Republicans and gun lobbies) have a completely perverted view of the 2nd amendment. 😔 😡
My heart goes out to you. What a devastating topic to cover. We are a hideously flawed society, too far removed from community and nature. We deny so much to attempt to live as we do.
You may have seen this piece by Greg Sargent that dropped over the weekend. Your reflections reminded me of it and made me that much more aware of the long-term trauma associated with covering these horrific situations again and again. Hang in there.
It is a sad insanity that this keeps happening over and over and lives keep getting lost in the argument of guns. I am tired of hearing about people argue for their guns but not advocating for safety.
So unthinkably prevalent ... too sad to even comprehend. Your last paragraph, Sarah, is spot on! It will never be corrected as long as too many Americans (fueled by Republicans and gun lobbies) have a completely perverted view of the 2nd amendment. 😔 😡
My heart goes out to you. What a devastating topic to cover. We are a hideously flawed society, too far removed from community and nature. We deny so much to attempt to live as we do.
You may have seen this piece by Greg Sargent that dropped over the weekend. Your reflections reminded me of it and made me that much more aware of the long-term trauma associated with covering these horrific situations again and again. Hang in there.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/25/mass-shooting-journalism-new-correspondent/
The far right has twisted the 2nd Amendment into something it was never meant to be.
It is a sad insanity that this keeps happening over and over and lives keep getting lost in the argument of guns. I am tired of hearing about people argue for their guns but not advocating for safety.