“And the sad part is with this evil, this death, it had no bound. It had no shame. It did not care about age. It did not care about sex. It didn’t care about anything. Little girls were shot and little boys were shot. Elderly people were shot and teenagers were shot and people still in high school were shot. He did not care. Death did not care at all. About age, sex or anything. It was all a massacre.”
The above is from an interview on CNN of Chris Ramos, a witness, a young man who desperately tried to protect his younger sister while watching the man next to him get shot. He apparently did several interviews in the course of the morning after 12 were killed and somewhere between 50 and 75 injured at the movie theater in Aurora, Colorado today.
Mediaite has more on the interviews, video you can watch, and analysis thereof. I think this young man expressed what so many were feeling and he did it eloquently considering the horror of what he had just experienced. He concludes his CNN interview with this:
“It’s a hard thing to get over, but it’s definitely not impossible. And I can’t change what happened at all, but the only thing that I can change is what is happening now. I know 12 to 14 people — I don’t know the exact number — they passed away. Their lives have been taken away. And the fact that a guy that was right next to me got shot, I don’t know how he is, but the fact that it missed me? I am thankful that I have a second life and I definitely don’t want the take it for granted.
But I know that there is evil in the world. I’m not naive about that. There is evil in the world but there is good. The one thing that I want people to know and the main message that I want to get across is not to forget that. To remember the good times of life and the beautiful things. And don’t just remember the horrible things about life because life can be a beautiful thing. We just have to be strong and overcome the evilness.
Like the movie of Batman. The true message of it? Standing up against corruption, against evil, against death. Standing up. Normal citizens just standing up to what is right. It’s ironic that that happened but that is basically the message that the Batman movies give out. Standing up for something that is right and ‘Even though the times get hard, the darkness is always darkest before the dawn.’ The second movie, that is what it said. It is exactly like this.”
God bless everyone involved in the evil that attacked Aurora, Colorado today. May they find comfort and peace. May the physical injuries heal quickly and the emotional scars be soothed.
Evil does not discriminate. We must never fail to stand up against it no matter what form it takes.
Additionally, as Lewis Wallace at Wired says "Nobody should blame the movies for Friday’s horrific killing spree during a screening of The Dark Knight Rises at a theater in Aurora, Colorado".
But here’s the thing: It’s pointless to question the cultural influences of a sick mind. The location of any massacre has little to do with the violence that took place, even if it means something to the deranged killer. If the attack had occurred at a farmer’s market, would we now be breathlessly pondering the dangers of organic produce? No, we would not. [snip]
But whatever you do, don’t confuse a grim movie with real-world violence. And don’t turn a cowardly killer into a supervillain.
I've thought about this terrible event, and i've come to the conclusion that OUR CULTURE IS SICK ! IT'S BECOME SO DEMENTED AND SO IMORAL THAT IT'S ON IT'S LAST LEGS. From Gangster Rap Music which is pure evil to UFC , to all the shit that those oxygen thieves in Hollywood put out , it's no wonder this sort of thing happens.
Not to mention you have 3 generations since the Baby Boom who have'nt been taught a damn thing.
Nothing ! Nothing by their parents , (if they have any) Nothing at school...unless ya include alternative lifestyles and alternative religions, or no christianity at all !
The whole damn thing is breaking down, and it will only get worse.
Does'nt suprize me the Liberal a-holes blamed Limbaugh...they have to blame somebody, because it's too painful and too embarssing for them to look in the mirror.
This is the enviroment Liberals created in society with their Anything is okay attitude.
Does'nt suprize me either that this young psycho S of a B is a liberal...so was Jared Laughner.
Posted by: PALADIN | July 20, 2012 at 04:56 PM
I agree with Paladin to a point. However, I believe that Evil exists and always has existed -- since Creation. Times have always been tough, such as the worst school massacre in the U.S. occurring during 1927:
http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bauerle/disaster.htm
What makes TODAY different is that people have been conditioned to act before they think.
Consider responses to today's disaster. First, people are outraged over this perp's 6,000 rounds of ammo. Most of the people that I know go through that much in a week. Next, those arguing over the type of gun that he used "that fires 100 rounds per minute" can not believe that anyone would want that kind of weapon for hunting. Well, what about plain old shooting?
Earlier today, I heard Trace Gallagher? on FOX say that this guy did not have even a fishing or hunting license. And that is relevant, how?
Somehow, as a society, we seem to have forgotten that the Unabomber and most Jihadist homicide bombers are remarkably smart individuals with advanced college degrees. They consciously "choose" to commit the acts that they do. Why? Because, in my opinion, Evil entices them to do bad things (such as induce Judas to betray God in God's physical presence).
Anyway, the things that Paladin addresses are not the cause for all of this Evil. They just make people -- particularly the ~18 to ~30 crowd -- very shallow and incapable of understanding reality. For them, if it did not exist five years ago, it is not worth mentioning. How about 2,000 years ago? Or 236 for that matter...
Posted by: R.J. Godlewski | July 20, 2012 at 09:38 PM
While I agree with both of the previous commentators - I would like to point out that evil takes over when good men do nothing.
This should be yet another wake-up call to do good. I mean proactive good, not just being nice to your neighbor (nothing wrong with that, but it doesn't stop there). Run for office (even if it is just dog catcher), make sure the textbooks in your local community and in your public library present the truth not some half baked lies about America and American history.
Become active in your community (ARRGH - I hate that word, it is so leftish) - but if you are not in charge of the local whatever (youth choir, scout group, local park activities committee - fill in the blank)you are leaving an opening for the left-leaning, GLBT, anti-gun, loosy-goosy crowd to influence local youth.
Whatever you can do to turn this around needs to be done. And it needs to be done now.
Posted by: Susan Benton | July 21, 2012 at 04:53 AM
Harry Greenwood was a Christian minister in England. Harry never got a wrong telephone call. Why?
Because ever phone call he received he used to preach to the person at the other end. We too must take every opportunity we have to turn things around - that ugly girl with the tatoos in front of you at the grocery might be your 'caller'. Don't critize her, befriend her - she needs that. You never know what good you will do by buying her a cup of coffee, or helping her with some little problem. Look for opportunities.
This shooter was probably too far gone, but what if 10 years ago someone had taken him to a July 4th picnic, or given him a copy of the Constitution, or made friends with him. It might have made a difference. We will never know, but we must try.
Posted by: Susan Benton | July 21, 2012 at 05:00 AM
Horrific and evil deed!
I find myself depressed over this one. Yes, something is sick in our society. Perhaps one factor is the blurred lines between violent fiction and real life.
Posted by: Always On Watch | July 21, 2012 at 11:13 AM
A start will be to send nobama and his dishonest, marxist regime packing in November. First big step in stopping the insanity. Granted, it's a long road to turn back this kind of depravity, but teaching self-accountability and self-responsibility -- two things the libtards loathe -- needs a resurgence.
Posted by: Skunkfeathers | July 21, 2012 at 09:10 PM