Friday; June 12
On June 12, 2016; the city of Orlando, Florida and the rest of the United States awakened to the tragic news of a shooting in a nightclub that killed 49 people and injured almost five dozen others. In and of itself, this mass shooting at the Pulse Nightclub garnered a lot of attention, but it also generated a lot of discussion. Because of the social significance of the location, a lot of people had a lot of input about what happened and why it happened. Folks, I want to choose my thoughts carefully on this and my goal is very simple, so please don’t misunderstand me. My point is that human tragedy should impact us all. When something as horrific as what happened in downtown Orlando occurs, our first priority should be to care about the people who were impacted and be concerned for a society in which this can happen. Whether we support a particular type of lifestyle or not, any significant tragedy should sadden us. Whether the victims think like ...