Thoughts on the Massacre in Connecticut..." 'James "Kimo" Rosen''

I was an English teacher in Japan back in 2002 . I taught Yo-chen (kindergarten)
along will ages up to 80. Enclosed is one of the Kindergarten classes I taught.
The innocence is apparent and I am still aching as to  what happened in Connecticut.

Check out my opinion article in today's (12-17-12) edition of the Kaua'i Garden Island news, "Cops should carry Guns."
http://thegardenisland.com/news/opinion/mailbag/letters-for-monday-december/article_1d73e144-481d-11e2-8c7a-001a4bcf887a.html

Morgan recent posted on Facebook;

TURN OFF THE NEWS.......My thoughts will  follow Mr. Freeman's...

Morgan Freeman's brilliant take on what happened at the elementary school in Connecticut....

"You want to know why. This may sound cynical, but here's why.

It's because of the way the media reports it. Flip on the news and watch how we treat the Batman theater shooter and the Oregon mall shooter like celebrities. Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris are household names, but do you know the name of a single *victim* of Columbine? Disturbed
people who would otherwise just off themselves in their basements see the news and want to top it by doing something worse, and going out in a memorable way. Why a grade school? Why children? Because he'll be remembered as a horrible monster, instead of a sad nobody.

CNN's article says that if the body count "holds up", this will rank as the second deadliest shooting behind Virginia Tech, as if statistics somehow make one shooting worse than another. Then they post a video interview of third-graders for all the details of what they saw and heard while the shootings were happening. Fox News has plastered the killer's face on all their reports for hours. Any articles or news stories yet that focus on the victims and ignore the killer's identity? None that I've seen yet. Because they don't sell. So congratulations, sensationalist media, you've just lit the fire for someone to top this and knock off a day care center or a maternity ward next.

You can help by forgetting you ever read this man's name, and remembering the name of at least one victim. You can help by donating to mental health research instead of pointing to gun control as the problem. You can help by turning off the news."





Mr. Freeman  is somewhat right, none the less we are concerned and care that's why we watch the news and read  to see what happened. It's important to not block this. Just as it's important to not block the numerous men and woman who serve in the armed forces that are brought home in body bags daily form the wars our politicians get us involved in.

During the Vietnam era servicemen and woman were shown daily on the evening news being brought home  in body bags, which in turn  helped start huge protests and demonstrations against a useless war.George W. Bush put an end to showing our military in body bags during his tenure as President.

Although our hearts ache and our minds have a hard time digesting such atrocities like the recent massacre in Connecticut,  it's only because of the News that we can and will make a difference.  James "Kimo" Rosen

Check out my opinion article in today's (12-17-12) edition of the Kaua'i Garden Island news, "Cops should carry Guns."

http://thegardenisland.com/news/opinion/mailbag/letters-for-monday-december/article_1d73e144-481d-11e2-8c7a-001a4bcf887a.html

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If you would like to mail sympathy cards or letters of support and solidarity to the school, the school address appears to be:
Sandy Hook Elementary School
12 Dickenson Drive
Sandy Hook, CT 06482