Why

I'm in disbelief of the senseless act of violence that had occurred in Newtown. What happened? Was there signs? Could this have been prevented? 

Many of these questions will never be answered. We will never know what was going through the mind of the perpetrator. 

My prayers and thoughts are with all that are affected by the events that will forever change many people's lives. 

We have to start looking at the root cause of these incidents. Guns don't kill people, people kill people. We need better education and support in the school for our children. Many children slip through the cracks because there isn't enough resources and personal to help them.  They get pushed on without the proper tools and supports to deal with life. 

We need to refocus our attention and resources. Government needs to put more money into prevention not cures.

We have fought many fights for our children. Many do not know what we have done to support them but if we didn't they would have slipped through the cracks of our school systems because they are not prepared to deal with special needs, especially what they can't see. 

It is easy to explain and have people feel for someone who has a physical disability but its a different story when someone has a mental disability.  There is a societal stigma about mental illness that we need to change. The sooner the better. 

Why? We failed. 

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