Hear David Boze every weekday at 6am on 770 KTTH
 David Boze
Get David's Books
The Little Red Book of Obamunism: Quotations from The One
It's the must-have election resource of 2012! It's a pocket-sized collection that reveals not just what the president says, but what he means!
Buy it now on Amazon.com
Look inside: Read a sample

Kumar Joe, The Singing Crow
Kumar Joe, the Singing Crow is the tale of a little crow who was born with a heart for music, but not a voice for it.
Buy it now on Amazon.com
Look inside: Read a sample



An attack on children

December 14, 2012 @ 3:00 pm

I was filling in on 97.3 KIRO FM this morning with Dave Ross when I first saw the "Breaking News" banner on CNN proclaiming a shooting at a Connecticut elementary school. Within minutes that almost run-of-the-mill shooting story involving 3 adults exploded into a story involving unspeakable carnage inflicted upon the nation's most vulnerable.

As I write, 20 young children are dead having fallen victim to the evil of a madman. Other adults, who followed their instinctive virtue, lost their lives coming to the children's aid.

Much remains unknown, and much of what we "know" at this point is being corrected and changed. We know a young man, armed with two handguns, committed a massacre of innocents at a CT school. Reports have been changing about who he is, and nothing is known of his motive.

The details of the story are horrifying and mind-numbingly sad. It was hard to talk about it without choking up, knowing what news parents and families were enduring.

There was also the question, "What can be done to keep the children safe?" and "What number of these incidents are "acceptable"?" Of course, none are acceptable, but the framing of the question is designed to exclude certain answers.

We'll talk about those things today, but for now, the nation mourns the senseless killing of so many and prays for the parents whose burdens are now beyond imagining.

More David Boze

MyNorthwest.com - Purpose of Comments statement
Bonneville Media encourages site users to express their opinions by posting comments. Our goal is to maintain a civil dialogue in which readers feel comfortable. At times, the comments can descend to personal attacks. Please do not engage in such behavior. We encourage your thoughtful comments which: have a positive and constructive tone, are on topic, are respectful toward others and their opinions. Bonneville reserves the right to remove comments which do not conform to these criteria.

Comments (5)


  • Add A Comment

  • mattie wrote...
    CT Massacre
    December 14, 2012 2:35 pm
    75% of mass shootings such as this occur in these so called "Safe Gun-Free Zones".
    { "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
  • Nolm N Sayn wrote...
    We will find out
    December 14, 2012 3:05 pm
    Perhaps we won't know the exact motive, but we will find out how a 20 year old got two hand guns. Why weren't these weapons properly locked up and out of the hands of someone who is not the legal owner?
    { "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
  • SeattleD wrote...
    If only everyone carried a fully automatic machine gun locked and loaded at all times
    December 14, 2012 6:18 pm
    then there would be no gun violence.
    { "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
  • hpitantso wrote...
    SeattleD stands for ...ick
    December 14, 2012 9:18 pm
    Everyone shooting at a Dark Movie sold out, Eementary school or Shopping Mall during Holiday Season ...would stop gun violence.Think of all the crazy people that have that opinion.
    { "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
  • BeenThere wrote...
    This was also am incredibly dark day for KIRO and the national media as well.
    December 14, 2012 10:38 pm
    Why report ANYTHING that is unconfirmed? If you don't have facts, shut up! Why try to fill airtime with limited information and speculation? Almost everything Kim Shepherd reported was wrong. In an effort to provide nonstop "news" coverage, they sacrificed accuracy. The media failed miserably at providing any facts and instead chose to boost ratings by embellishing the limted information they had. I'm sure they had no problem capitalizing on this tragedy. Pathetic rating leaches that are the local and national media. What a joke.
    { "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
  • { "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }