OK, I finally got really choked up when I saw a picture of Victoria Soto..

[TreasonousBastard]

You know-- the cute 27 year old Puerto Rican woman who every one thought was a great teacher and was probably thinking about having her own children and sending them to that school...

Until she hears gunfire and hides her kids in the closets. The killer comes in looking for the kids hiding in the closets but she tells them they're hiding in the gym.

So he shoots her.

What goes through the minds of 6 year olds when they hear their teacher being shot on the other side of the door? What will it take to see them laugh again?

There were other heroes besides Victoria Soto protecting the children that grim day, and they too died, but there was something about this woman who was just starting a wonderful career that really got to me.

[bluestateguy]

1. And we have politicians like Scott Walker who like to demonize teachers as selfish lazy union thugs

They won't stop either.

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. But their audience is shrinking.

[bakpakr]

5. What needs to happen

Is every time from this moment forward when they do is just start reciting the names of the teachers that were killed protecting their children!!!!!!

[s-cubed]

3. It's the picture of little Emilie that gets to me. She looks so much like my granddaughter. nt

[Chemisse]

4. I know. She looked so happy, trusting, hopeful, like her whole life was ahead of her.

Her parents must be devastated.

[Hoyt]

6. That photo/story did me in yesterday too.

[Fumesucker]

7. Yeah, that's the one that had me sobbing too

I had spent a lot of time leaking tears but hearing that story got to me at even a deeper level.

I'm reminded of John 15:13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

[cantbeserious]

8. Curae Leves Loquuntur Ingentes Stupent - Light Griefs Can Speak Deep Sorrows Are Dumb

eom

[stopwastingmymoney]

9. Me too

I've been avoiding the pictures and stories of the children, because I just can't bear it.

But the pictures of this beautiful young woman made me cry, she was younger than our own daughter and I just feel so terrible for everyone that loved her.

Words fail, just fail