Tuesday; May 16

Unfortunately, there have been so many mass casualty incidents that we are starting to see a response in the post-incident pattern. A typical reaction is trying to find the justification for these tragedies. How many times have we heard investigators say, “We are looking into the reason that this person would do this.”? A common theme of reporting is to try to affix the person’s rationale to the event. Even around the water cooler or on social media people will say, “I just can’t understand why someone would do something like this.”. Folks, if I can be as blunt as possible, I would like to weigh in on this discussion. There is NO REASON anyone should do this! None! There is no rationale that should lead someone to picking up a gun and killing several people. There is no reason a person should get in a car and drive other multiple pedestrians. There is no rational logic that would lead someone to plant a bomb in a place that would produce mass casualties. We can’t explain it and I think we give ourselves a false sense of hope that if we can explain it, then we can prevent it. Oh, sure, there are excuses that attempt to justify it. There are false pretenses offered to excuse it. But there is NOTHING that explains it or rationalizes it!

If we are investing ourselves in ways to address these issues, let’s make sure that we take a stand against the actions of the people who do the atrocities. We must stand up to the hate and selfishness that promotes this type of reaction and hold those who do it accountable for the choices they made. There is evil in our world and it is being manifested all around us – and occasionally – it is egregious enough that it makes the national and international news. Our response must be to call out evil, not look for a way to explain it.
Think About It!

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