A NATION IN DENIAL

Story ID:	1980
Written by:	Frederick William Wickert (bio, contact, other stories)
Story type:	Musings, Essays and Such
Location:	Everywhere All states USA
Year:	2007
Person:	All of us

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Posted 04/20/2007 17:17 by Kathe M. Campbell | Reply

Oh WOW Fred......what a piece!!! Your best yet. We must have been doing this in tandem today, for I too have written a small offering that says much the same, but shall post it anyhow. God bless you for your thoughts and prayers for the shooter's family. You're the kindest person I've ever known.........Kathe

Posted 04/20/2007 21:59 by Nancy J. Kopp | Reply

Very well said, Fred. I wish you could publish this somewhere that it would be seen by thousands of people.
Nancy

Posted 04/20/2007 23:48 by Frederick William Wickert | Reply

Thankyou Nancy. I wish I could, but have no idea who might publish it.
Fred

Posted 04/21/2007 18:03 by Gail Lee Martin | Reply

Our Echoes was a good place to start finding thousands to read your well thought of musings. Gail

Posted 04/22/2007 11:13 by Betty (BJ) Roan | Reply

Excellent piece. I also feel for his family. I wonder if he suffered some horrific act that sent him spiraling toward this incident. There must be something more than “not fitting in at school”. BJ

Posted 04/23/2007 19:54 | Reply

A wonderfully put story. I agree with all you have written. Our society is so to blame. The writing was on the wall many many times, no, one paid any attention to any of the signs. Even his Mom said he was always mentally ill. Don't know why she did not help him. But true he needs our prayers as well as the victims certainly do.
Barbara