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I Am Safe, But Afraid (Updated)
9 years ago
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Originally posted to Facebook, then to DeviantART.
"When I woke up this morning, the #OrlandoShooting was on TV. 20 were killed, and others injured.
Then, at around 2:15 at work, that number was at 50.
It hurts me, and saddens me, that this happened. People of the LGBTQ community, having a good time... This is not the fate they deserved.
53 people are injured (at the time of this post) and are in the hospital right now, and the outpouring of support that I've seen on TV is incredible. I am deeply saddened and my thoughts are with everyone that was affected, between this morning's shooting, and the shooting that occurred the day before that took Christina Grimmie's life.
This was said to be an act of terrorism, and while we all wait on the final details in the coming days and weeks, it makes me feel scared.
It doesn't matter if this was a terrorist or not, there have been shootings that aren't tied to such acts, and it always leaves me uneasy that this is the country we live in.
I will not point fingers or call names, but I will have a negative look on the government, with the simple complaint that nothing on this matter has been done. Sure, the matter has been brought up, it's been discussed, it's been put to vote, but it takes a shooting like this to refuel the discussion, I feel.
I don't want anyone else to point fingers or call names either (as you're also talking about a guy who doesn't pay much attention to politics). At this point, I don't want to live in a country where I have to feel afraid to just go out into the world and do whatever. I just don't want this subject to be brushed off and held off until the next shooting occurs, I want something done, I don't care what it is. Someone do something about this."
For those unaware, at around 2:00 AM EST, in Orlando, a gunman began shooting in a gay nightclub. He took the lives of 50 people - which at this point the number may rise - and 53 more were injured. He was shot down at around 5:00 AM. He's been caught, identified, and investigators are handling the situation, speaking to the family, etc.
When I woke up this morning, it was on TV. My Mom and my brother were watching it, and at that point, it was at 20. It then was at 50 deaths when I went on break at work around 2:15 PM. I was horrified, this couldn't be real. This shooting makes it the worst mass shooting in US history, and where it occurred was only a 50-minute drive from where I live; this also one day after a smaller shooting occurred at a concert that took the life of YouTuber and former The Voice runner-up Christina Grimmie.
As a Floridian, this hits so close to home, literally, so uncomfortably so. To think that something like this happened, and the multiple factors that lead to this. I can only imagine what kind of things has allowed this to happen, but I probably won't know for sure for another few days, probably weeks.
Since this has been very close to where I live (and I probably should've put this at the top of the journal), I can tell everyone that I am safe. I was nowhere near the city of Orlando, and even then, this was between 2 and 5 in the morning; no way would I be out that late at night.
But this only frustrates me further, and as I quoted in my own post to Facebook, is this the world we live in? Is this what we have to leave our homes with every day, the possibility that someone is out there and is planning some sort of evil? Whether it be to one person or a group of people, I'm upset with my country because I shouldn't have to live with this.
I am unsure.
I am nervous.
I am scared.
I feel like that the second amendment of the United States Constitution, that allows Americans to keep and bear arms, is being taken advantage of, for the wrong reasons. People feel insecure, too insecure, and feel like they have to keep weaponry like this in order to remain protected. Whether this can be seen as true to others or not, I know that people will be talking about this. This subject will see a resurgence in our government, and will without a doubt be stronger than it has been in recent years. We now have to deal as a state of having the worst mass shooting in US history, and I don't want this subject, of firearms as a whole, to simply fade away. I don't want live in my country and feel unsafe just from normally living my life. Something needs to be done, and I don't know what it is, I just want it done. I want something to be done.
Consider the most to all of this journal to be a broadening of my Facebook post. This bothers me in so many ways, but my thoughts are with everyone involved, all the people, all the families, of both shootings.
UPDATE (June 13 - Originally posted to DeviantART): As the investigation continues, I have done my best since yesterday evening to repost and retweet anything I could on my social media profiles. For you guys, I have already given you access to my Twitter, where (amongst a bunch of tweets following Apple's Worldwide Developer's Conference) everyone can follow along in what has happened and what has been done in and by the community to help with this terrible time. There are pictures and videos uploaded for everyone to see, as well as information (at least for those in the United States) about ways to help the victims of the shooting (hopefully they can be of use if you live outside of Florida). My Twitter is @12378K. You can find me by searching for this handle on Twitter itself, or by checking out the Twitter box on my profile page.
"When I woke up this morning, the #OrlandoShooting was on TV. 20 were killed, and others injured.
Then, at around 2:15 at work, that number was at 50.
It hurts me, and saddens me, that this happened. People of the LGBTQ community, having a good time... This is not the fate they deserved.
53 people are injured (at the time of this post) and are in the hospital right now, and the outpouring of support that I've seen on TV is incredible. I am deeply saddened and my thoughts are with everyone that was affected, between this morning's shooting, and the shooting that occurred the day before that took Christina Grimmie's life.
This was said to be an act of terrorism, and while we all wait on the final details in the coming days and weeks, it makes me feel scared.
It doesn't matter if this was a terrorist or not, there have been shootings that aren't tied to such acts, and it always leaves me uneasy that this is the country we live in.
I will not point fingers or call names, but I will have a negative look on the government, with the simple complaint that nothing on this matter has been done. Sure, the matter has been brought up, it's been discussed, it's been put to vote, but it takes a shooting like this to refuel the discussion, I feel.
I don't want anyone else to point fingers or call names either (as you're also talking about a guy who doesn't pay much attention to politics). At this point, I don't want to live in a country where I have to feel afraid to just go out into the world and do whatever. I just don't want this subject to be brushed off and held off until the next shooting occurs, I want something done, I don't care what it is. Someone do something about this."
For those unaware, at around 2:00 AM EST, in Orlando, a gunman began shooting in a gay nightclub. He took the lives of 50 people - which at this point the number may rise - and 53 more were injured. He was shot down at around 5:00 AM. He's been caught, identified, and investigators are handling the situation, speaking to the family, etc.
When I woke up this morning, it was on TV. My Mom and my brother were watching it, and at that point, it was at 20. It then was at 50 deaths when I went on break at work around 2:15 PM. I was horrified, this couldn't be real. This shooting makes it the worst mass shooting in US history, and where it occurred was only a 50-minute drive from where I live; this also one day after a smaller shooting occurred at a concert that took the life of YouTuber and former The Voice runner-up Christina Grimmie.
As a Floridian, this hits so close to home, literally, so uncomfortably so. To think that something like this happened, and the multiple factors that lead to this. I can only imagine what kind of things has allowed this to happen, but I probably won't know for sure for another few days, probably weeks.
Since this has been very close to where I live (and I probably should've put this at the top of the journal), I can tell everyone that I am safe. I was nowhere near the city of Orlando, and even then, this was between 2 and 5 in the morning; no way would I be out that late at night.
But this only frustrates me further, and as I quoted in my own post to Facebook, is this the world we live in? Is this what we have to leave our homes with every day, the possibility that someone is out there and is planning some sort of evil? Whether it be to one person or a group of people, I'm upset with my country because I shouldn't have to live with this.
I am unsure.
I am nervous.
I am scared.
I feel like that the second amendment of the United States Constitution, that allows Americans to keep and bear arms, is being taken advantage of, for the wrong reasons. People feel insecure, too insecure, and feel like they have to keep weaponry like this in order to remain protected. Whether this can be seen as true to others or not, I know that people will be talking about this. This subject will see a resurgence in our government, and will without a doubt be stronger than it has been in recent years. We now have to deal as a state of having the worst mass shooting in US history, and I don't want this subject, of firearms as a whole, to simply fade away. I don't want live in my country and feel unsafe just from normally living my life. Something needs to be done, and I don't know what it is, I just want it done. I want something to be done.
Consider the most to all of this journal to be a broadening of my Facebook post. This bothers me in so many ways, but my thoughts are with everyone involved, all the people, all the families, of both shootings.
UPDATE (June 13 - Originally posted to DeviantART): As the investigation continues, I have done my best since yesterday evening to repost and retweet anything I could on my social media profiles. For you guys, I have already given you access to my Twitter, where (amongst a bunch of tweets following Apple's Worldwide Developer's Conference) everyone can follow along in what has happened and what has been done in and by the community to help with this terrible time. There are pictures and videos uploaded for everyone to see, as well as information (at least for those in the United States) about ways to help the victims of the shooting (hopefully they can be of use if you live outside of Florida). My Twitter is @12378K. You can find me by searching for this handle on Twitter itself, or by checking out the Twitter box on my profile page.
ahem sry, not very helping, just talking some things off of my hearth!