Like so many other horrific scenes over the history of our time, we watch with horror a scene of death, destruction, and devastation. The Waco Siege, April, 1993; Oklahoma City Bombing, April, 1995; Columbine High school, April 1999; and now the Boston Marathon bombing, April 2013.
In the aftermath of these events and many others, we wait with baited breath for the outcome. Will a suspect be caught and punished? Will there ever be closure for anyone? Will out society bounce back from this?
The question on so many minds is simply: Why?
The hard cold fact is that we may never know or understand. As with other events, we wait for an end to the sadness, the devastation we see, the fear of runners everywhere. It's just been reported there is a suspect in custody over the Boston Marathon bombings. Is it the right guy? Has the suspect been leading law enforcement on a rabbit chase? Was there a motive? What was the reasoning behind this? Was this some kind of political demonstration? Who is this guy? Does he have a mental illness?
In all reality, what would be a proper answer to any of that? Is there a reason or an answer that would satisfy anyone at this point? Likely not. I can't think of any possible reason any of that would be acceptable. None. Zilch. Can anyone?
In the following days, chances are that there will be more information about the possible suspect that is now in custody. Brace yourselves. This could be even more angering, even more devastating when it could turn out to be for absolutely nothing. Like the Sandy Hook Shootings, The Colorado movie theatre shootings....there was no reason, no explanation of it all. Only one persons mental illness. We have to prepare for that as well. That it's just one of those things...that we may never know.
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