When Is Enough Enough?
The first thing I did once I got home from work today, was log onto my Facebook account and the first post I saw was about another school shooting at Oregon. My initial reaction was, oh God, not again. My second reaction was I didn't even know about this because I was at work all day, and my third was why was there only one post in my entire newsfeed regarding this?
Have we become so complacent to what Obama called "routine" shootings? Do we just accept that these acts of violence against innocent lives are okay? When is enough enough? I am angry that there are people out there who think that it is okay to shoot innocent people who are sitting in a classroom learning, to further their intellectual growth and careers. I am angry that we still live in a world where some people believe that someone's religion determines whether an individual is a good person or not. Tolerance and respect are what make religion what is it. It should bring us together, not divide us.
I mourn for the innocent lives that were lost today. I mourn for the students who should have went to school today and learned something to better their lives, instead of have their lives cut short by someone who clearly has hate for human life and religion.
It is not okay to accept that mass shootings will occur. It is not okay to stand by and do nothing. It is not okay to be complacent. We must rally together as a nation, and enact change. Whether that's fighting for better gun control laws, teaching your neighbor tolerance, or even taking time out of our busy days to stop and reflect, we need to do something. We are better than this. We need to be better than this. #enoughisenough #UCCShooting
