Now that the tragedy of Newtown has happened the guns, God, and family-values brigade is out in force. Why don't people think before they stand up in front of an entire press corps (or post semi-ridiculous Facebook memes)?
Having armed gunmen in place didn't help at Columbine, which had an armed guard, didn't help at Virginia Tech, which had its own police force, and didn't help at Fort Hood - which is an Army base for Pete's sake. And while I'm on the topic, putting God back in the schools may or may not have value. But it's sure as hell not the reason that Newtown happened. After all - priests and ministers of all persuasions have a long history of sexually abusing children in places of God. So really? Let's stop with all the knee-jerk platitudes and do some real critical thinking and rational discourse. There are solutions out there - we just have to be intelligent and engaged humans and get out there and find them.
