Response To Arizona Shooting Tragedy

On January 8th, 2011, a tragesy occured outside an Arizona Supermarket. Jared Loughner, opened fire and aimed at his target Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who he shot in the head. He killed 6 people and left 13 wounded. One of the victims who died was a 9 year old girl, who Barack Obama talked about as well as the rest of the victims. When I heard President Obama's speech, I felt it was very sincere and from the heart. As he went more in depth about the victims and the situation you could really tell he cared about this situation.

The killer was Jared Loughner, a 22 year old, high school dropout who attended Pima Community College, but was suspended until he would get help for his mental problems. Loughner would have mental outbursts during school, which made other students scared for their well being. He lived with his parents and could not keep a job. Loughner even posted on his Myspace page about killing a police officer, and even videos on youtube about his disagreements with the law and officials.

Nobody could have seen this coming, he had never hurt or harmed anybody in his life, but according to people that knew him, they said he had become paranoid and believing that the government is trying to brainwash people's minds. This shows that if anyone that you know has mental problems and are mentally ill, you should get them help from a doctor and not wait for a tragedy like this one to do so. If Loughner were to get the help of a psychiatrist before the shooting, this shooting might have never happened.

To say the least, this is a very sad tragedy and one that could have been prevented. I am saddened for all the families effected by this, because I can only imagine what they are going through.

For more information on the shooting Click Here

For President Barack Obama's speech Click Here