Showing posts with label American tragedies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label American tragedies. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

In the wake of tragedy, how about we wait a few days before ramping up the rhetoric?


"What a terribly senseless tragedy,” we say, slowing down for a pious second or two before lunging for the virtual soapbox. 

By “terribly senseless tragedy” I mean what went on in Las Vegas over the weekend; or any other frighteningly violent event in which innocent people are shot, stabbed, bombed or run over.