I was in oblivious bliss last Saturday Afternoon; my NC State Wolfpack had beaten Wake Forest, Virginia Tech began looking like a team that might make it to the Big Dance and it was funny to watch the Seahawks win a game that they were not supposed to win. But then my Grandmother called and asked me if I had heard about the news in Arizona. As she was telling me about a congressman being shot; I went online to try to find out some specifics about the case. From the initial reports that I happened to find online; you cannot prevent crazy.
The issue has actually hit much closer to home for me than I thought; the 9-year old girl that was murdered happened to be the daughter of my uncle's supervisor in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. My thoughts and prayers are with all of the victims in this tragedy. As a father and a husband, I can't imagine the anguish that they are feeling at this time; all because of one simple fact; you cannot prevent crazy.
There is one thing that I'm thankful for in this whole tragedy; President Obama sent the FBI in to conduct the investigation. The sheriff is behaving as an absolute buffoon; what part of not commenting about an ongoing investigation does he not understand? Many pundits in the media have been worse; trying to portray people that have no link whatsoever to the shooter as accomplices. As has been proven by previous tragedies at Virginia Tech, Columbine or September 11; and by the comments of people that would best be served by remaining silent; you just cannot prevent crazy.
