All too much, all too often.
On September 1, 2015, I created a shell of this site; I was too weary to be anything but sad, too weary to contemplate the greater implications of the increasing violence in my country, the U.S.A., supposedly the land of the free, certainly home of the brave.
Predictably, since 2015, there have been more mass shootings, and there will be more -- no dispute there.
Meanwhile, I'll continue to be outraged at the senseless murders of my fellow citizens: old people, middle age people, young adults, teens, children.
The tipping point for me: on September 1, 2015, Chicago -- arguably the murder capital of the U.S. -- in a series of murders not technically connected to each other, therefore, not qualifying as mass shootings.
In 2016, 2017, 2018, yet more murders in Chicago and elsewhere...
Going forward, watch for more.
In the past (no special order, sorry if I missed anything, there are so many mass shootings):
Camden "Walk of Death" Shooting (1949)
University of Texas Tower Shooting (1966)
Easter Sunday Massacre (1975)
Wilkes-Barre Shooting (1982)
Wah Mee Club Massacre (1983)
Palm Sunday Massacre (1984)
San Ysidro McDonald's Massacre (1984)
Edmond Post Office Shooting (1986)
GMAC Shooting (1990)
Luby's Shooting (1991)
Atlanta Shooting (1999)
Columbine High School Shooting (1999)
9/11 (2001)
Red Lake Shooting (2005)
Virginia Tech Shooting (2007)
Binghamton Shooting (2009)
Fort Hood Shooting (2009)
Geneva County Massacre (2009)
Tucson Shooting (2011)
Aurora Shooting (2012)
University of Texas Tower Shooting (1966)
Easter Sunday Massacre (1975)
Wilkes-Barre Shooting (1982)
Wah Mee Club Massacre (1983)
Palm Sunday Massacre (1984)
San Ysidro McDonald's Massacre (1984)
Edmond Post Office Shooting (1986)
GMAC Shooting (1990)
Luby's Shooting (1991)
Atlanta Shooting (1999)
Columbine High School Shooting (1999)
9/11 (2001)
Red Lake Shooting (2005)
Virginia Tech Shooting (2007)
Binghamton Shooting (2009)
Fort Hood Shooting (2009)
Geneva County Massacre (2009)
Tucson Shooting (2011)
Aurora Shooting (2012)
Sandy Hook Elementary School Massacre (2012)
Washington Navy Yard (2013)
Fort Hood Shooting (2014)
Charleston Church Shooting (2015)
Davis County (Texas) Shooting (2015)
San Bernardino Shooting (2015)
Umpqua Community College Shooting (2015)
Washington Navy Yard (2013)
Fort Hood Shooting (2014)
Charleston Church Shooting (2015)
Davis County (Texas) Shooting (2015)
San Bernardino Shooting (2015)
Umpqua Community College Shooting (2015)
Orlando Nightclub Shooting (2016).
Las Vegas Shooting (2017)
Sutherland Spring Church Shooting (2017)
Santa Fe High School Shooting (2018).
Stoneman Douglas High School (2018)
Pittsburgh (Squirrel Hill) Synagogue Massacre (2018)
Thousand Oaks Shooting (2018)
More: A Comprehensive List Link
But, today and every day, I'm just tired.
Later, I can think about the greater purpose of this site, if any.
I do know this: I don't want this memorial to become yet another polarizing site.
No matter race, ethnic group, gender, occupation, or sexual orientation:
Their Lives Mattered
That is all.
I'll leave the comment section open for now.
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