Pray for Newtown

With the recent Newtown tragedy Christmas doesn’t seem the same. The massacre has left the nation in a lull and I think being local it’s even worse. It’s on the news 24/7 I feel like. As important as it is to remember, I think the media over does it. I remember I got a text from Jalpa Friday letting me know there was a shooting in Newtown. I immediately Googled it and saw it with my own eyes.  That was around 12:45pm. Immediately after that the news spread at work and most of were glued to the TV on and off throughout the day. That first day we “learned” these “facts”: the shooter killed his father in NJ, then his mother in CT, and then attacked the school. The mother of the shooter was a teacher at the school. The mother was inside the building. None of these “facts” turned out to be true. There is no need for coverage on every little thing, especially when they don’t have their facts right. It is important we don’t forget but there is no need to be constantly reminded of it. I was driving by an elementary school today and saw a police car parked outside. I had mixed feelings about that. Should I be glad that the cop was there or worried? In what world do we need that kind of protection? Shouldn’t kids have the same experience we did of going to school without worry something bad may happen to them? It’s sad world we live in and something has to be done.  It has gotten so extreme that I sometimes things the Hunger Games world is not too far away.