virginia tech.

i am horrified by this situation.

it is a complete tragedy.

what happened on monday morning at virginia tech. is something that should never happen. i have been praying for their families and friends as often as i am able. everything about the shooting bothers me, but there are a few things that are bothering me unexpectedly.

one thing i cannot get over is something i watched on the news yesterday morning. a student who was somewhere outside norris hall, captured the sounds of gunfire and screaming on his cell phone. it was the most terrible thing.

i mean we hear gunshots all the time on tv and movies, but this was completely different. his camera is recording the building and you hear the gunshots and screaming coming from inside the building. it just really sunk in that with every shot i heard, someone was being injured or killed. i cannot imagine actually being there or being one of the families to go through this terrible tragedy.

a thing that bothers me in a completely different way, is the way the news stations keep naming this thing, "the massacre at virginia tech."

can you imagine being the families of those that were killed and having to hear that everyday, so many times each day? i know that a massacre is exactly what we are facing here, but for the families to be reminded of that terrible word associated with their loved one, so often is a tragedy. why don't we rename this thing? let's not call it a massacre anymore.

i don't know. i probably haven't made any sense, it's just what i've been thinking about...