GUNS: See Something – Say Something

Today is Valentine’s Day.  We should be talking about Love, feeling Love, sharing Love.  If you’re a high school student, you’re laughing and chatting with your school mates and planning a party for after school, maybe skipping that homework assignment.   Instead, 17 of these happy students were killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida at the hands of a former student.  

The shooter is 19 years old.  Just a baby, most people will say.  Mentally ill, all will say.  An AR-15 weapon was used in this deadly massacre by this 19-year old boy.  How does a 19-year old kid get his hands on an assault weapon?  It is being reported that he purchased the rifle a year ago; that means he was 18 years old when he purchased the gun.  What sales person would sell such a weapon to a child.  He was barely legal to drive at that age.  He only just became legal to vote. 

Law makers, pundits are saying “See something - Say something.”  Ok, these are kids, the students and the shooter.  They may have seen his disturbing Facebook posts.  They may have seen his troubled behavior in school.  After all, he was expelled for disciplinary reasons.  Why would these children be given the responsibility to “See something - Say something?  Isn’t that the responsibility of adults?  Shouldn’t they be in charge to protect these innocent school children?  The adults in the school should have reported this troubled teenager to the police.  They saw firsthand that he was spiraling out of control.  They are the ones responsible because they saw something and should have said something.  I’m not trying to blame the adults, instead I am taking away the blame that is being pushed towards these under 18-year old students.

Parents take their children to school then go off to work and know that their children, for the time being, are safe from harm.  Instead, 17 parents will not have their child in the house tonight.  17 parents will not say Happy Valentine’s Day to their child tonight. Why? Because they were gunned down militia style in school, the safest place a child can be. 

‘See Something>Say Something’ – I agree.  Everyone should.  But let’s protect our young children and do not unintentionally make them responsible for an adult’s action.


©Radiance Smith aka Radiance Lite 2018