I know
this isn’t an event that happened somewhere else in the world but it was so big
and horrible that I should write about it. An article on CNN has a timeline on
the day of the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newton, Connecticut. I
figured I would just summarize the events for you.
The
twenty year old shooter entered the elementary school at an unclear time and
using an unclear method of entry. First he shot the principal, the vice
principle, and the school psychiatrist around 9:30 during the school
announcements. As soon as everyone heard the shots they hurried to usher
students into bathrooms or closets or wherever they thought would be safe for
them.
The
shooter then made his way to his mother’s kindergarten classroom. There, he
shot her and all of her fourteen kindergarten students. After the shooting of
her classroom, he moved to a different first grade classroom and shot the
teacher and six of her students that were trying to escape. The authorities
arrived at the school at 9:50am and, upon their arrival, the gunman shot
himself. CNN.com has an entire page dedicated to stories about the shooting
with interviews, more information, and what you can do to help.
After
learning about all of the genocide and killings that occur all over the world
during class, this story really showed me how everyone everywhere else in the
world must feel when this happens to them; especially in Rwanda where one
million people were murdered. I can’t imagine the devastation people felt while
they were over there. This shooting is made to be so much more devastating by the
fact that most of the victims in the school shooting were only six or seven
years old. I then think back to Rwanda where they had victims of all ages as
well.
Sometimes
it just really dawns on you how lucky you are, especially after hearing stories
like these. (326)
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