tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25698471.post8054582117066663757..comments2024-01-05T09:41:54.054-05:00Comments on Mimi Writes.......: Monday Mimisms ~ Sandy Hook Elementary: Will We Be Worthy Of Their Memory?Mimi Lenoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01616635898420835541noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25698471.post-62432217017197107502012-12-30T17:35:06.057-05:002012-12-30T17:35:06.057-05:00Yes, that makes sense. I'm still not sure abo...Yes, that makes sense. I'm still not sure about the use of the word evil, but I see your point.Travis Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06192526507760146748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25698471.post-91682387670362030282012-12-23T17:09:29.296-05:002012-12-23T17:09:29.296-05:00Travis - I'm not sure he had the mental capaci...Travis - I'm not sure he had the mental capacity to conclude <i>anything</i>, but the result was evil. That is how I view it. I can be saddened by the illness of the shooter and wish someone had helped him sooner and still see an evil act - not necessarily an evil person.<br /><br />Does that make sense?Mimi Lenoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01616635898420835541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25698471.post-49729547681006602532012-12-23T16:59:18.141-05:002012-12-23T16:59:18.141-05:00Of course I was tremendously saddened by what happ...Of course I was tremendously saddened by what happened in Newtown. But I am also conflicted about the use of the word evil to describe the shooter.<br /><br />I can't put that into real thoughts and words right now. But I wonder whether part of this national discussion and action must also include how we characterize as evil a possibly mentally impaired perpertrator of such a horrendous crime.<br /><br />I'm not trying to excuse or rationalize the individual who would murder children and their teachers in a school, or absolve that individual of responsibility for his actions. I'm just trying to get some understanding and perspective, and wondering at how we have come to so casually conclude evil intent instead of mental impairment.Travis Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06192526507760146748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25698471.post-73123033828593939282012-12-19T12:03:57.047-05:002012-12-19T12:03:57.047-05:00Thank you so much for putting into words what so m...Thank you so much for putting into words what so many are struggling with, Mimi. Newtown is just about 30 minutes from here, and we have quite a few friends who live there. Some of our friends have little ones who attend Sandy Hook Elementary. meowmeowmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12513539249219283256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25698471.post-47371252105244556772012-12-18T13:44:15.787-05:002012-12-18T13:44:15.787-05:00So horrid, I can think of nothing to say. Only sad...So horrid, I can think of nothing to say. Only sadness overwhelms meCharles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25698471.post-84739767332637792772012-12-18T12:22:48.999-05:002012-12-18T12:22:48.999-05:00It has been a trauma to the collective global cons...It has been a trauma to the collective global consciousness, I think. And along with the conversation about guns, we need to have a conversation about mental illness, how there arent enough supports for families dealing with it, how parents have to look after these troubled young adults themselves - a job that trained professionals find difficult. <br /><br />All so heartbreaking.<br />Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25698471.post-16946208616261332622012-12-17T21:15:30.113-05:002012-12-17T21:15:30.113-05:00I can't believe they did that. How awful for t...I can't believe they did that. How awful for the families!!<br /><br />Mimi Lenoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01616635898420835541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25698471.post-82222215692459331982012-12-17T20:33:04.178-05:002012-12-17T20:33:04.178-05:00Those poor poor parents and those poor poor babies...Those poor poor parents and those poor poor babies. Even though I teach university age students, this has saddened me so.<br /><br />I was angered to hear yesterday that the name of the monster who killed these precious little ones was read aloud along with the names of the innocents.<br /><br />Had I been a parent, I would have been SO angry about this.<br /><br />God Bless their little souls...<br /><br />*sighs*<br /><br />~shoes~Red Shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01919277206516592912noreply@blogger.com