When will the shooting massacres stop? This is the question that comes to mind after each shooting comes across the media. After the 1996 school shooting, their becoming more common and each shooter idolizes the ones that came before. And today, I’m sad to say that another hostage situation that turned into a killing spree of a total of 13 (plus the killer- 14). In schools, it’s easier to spot the signs of a potential shooter because it’s more secluded. However, how can you suspect a shooter when the whole world is available? I find it horrific that anyone would want to take another person’s life, let alone several people’s lives. But no one knows what is on others minds and what everyone else is capable of, which can make it impossible to know what’s going to happen.
Today, a gunman invaded an immigration service center in Birmingham, New York, killing thirteen and critically wounding four, after shooting himself. There were thirty- seven survivors; the motivation of the shooter is a mystery. “Binghamton officials said the assailant apparently had ties to the center, which helps immigrants and refugees with counseling, resettlement and other issues.” The shooting took place 13 days before the anniversary of the Virginia Tech shooting. Is it a coincidence that all of these shootings seem to occur in spring or a few months either before or after?
The shooting was a horrible event that we hope won’t happen again, but realistically, there’s just a matter of time until another strikes. We can only pray for the lives lost in the massacre and hope that the future of America and the rest of the world, can start to clear from all violent shootings.
For more information, the following link is avaliable:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/04/nyregion/04hostage.html?pagewanted=1&ref=nyregion
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