Don’t try to sugarcoat the horror of Jacksonville
(CNN)There will be a temptation not to watch the graphic videos from Sunday’s shooting in Jacksonville, Florida, that are playing across your TV screen and news feeds. The Madden NFL e-games tournament held at Jacksonville Landing was supposed to be filled with laughter and cheers, not screams. There will be a temptation not to listen to those screams. Mass shooting at Madden video game tournament Our reluctance to hear what happened is not an indication that we don’t want to know about the tragedy. We want to know, we just don’t want to feel. We prefer to tweet prayers and not hear the horror in real time, as fear washes over that riverside park. No, some would rather blame the media for posting such graphic videos. They will call it tasteless. Classless. Unnecessary. Maybe if the video is deemed inappropriate, one can be absolved of the moral obligation to watch … Continue reading Don’t try to sugarcoat the horror of Jacksonville
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