Valentine's Day is permanently stained for all of the kids in that school,

[NRaleighLiberal]

all of the families - and of course, for the victims and their families, it will be unspeakable.

And well beyond, of course - and it has to make an impact - it can't allowed to be "just another senseless tragedy" - we can't allow ourselves to become numbed to this - normalization of gun tragedy is just what the NRA lives on.

[Archae]

1. Another "St Valentine's Day massacre."

The previous one was gangsters killing each other.

This is far worse.

[NRaleighLiberal]

2. yes, I was thinking that.

[dsc]

3. and that one actually led to government action

it was why machine guns were banned.

[klook]

4. Gangsters killing us all.

[Ilsa]

5. Today is also Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent.

Catholic and many Protestant denominations observe it. Lots of parents probably attended a service or a self-lead program ending with prayer and being marked with ashes in the shape of a cross on their foreheads. For many people, Ash Wednesday will also be attached, even though it is not always on this date.

[Docreed2003]

6. But we are numbed ...

We have become so programmed that we accept each new tragedy as expected...on and on and on and on...

[William769]

7. It's going to hurt alot of people.

[lpbk2713]

8. I was just thinking of the responders.

I'd guess most of them are parents and they would have to force
themselves to do their job in spite of the gory scene that they found.