Board Thread:Off-Topic/@comment-26861064-20180217023614

Last Wednesday, February 14, Valentine's Day, a mass shooting occurred at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. 17 people were killed (14 of them were students, 2 were teachers and the school's famous soccer varsity coach) and the perpetrator, Nikolas Cruz, was arrested after the police arrived at the scene with the help of witnesses around the area and CCTVs.

I was in a state of shock and was traumatized when I heard the news on Facebook and good thing students took a video of the actual scene and turned on their live-streaming apps on Facebook and Instagram, for everyone to see. I witnessed their screams and lamentations over the situation, and the gunshots... No way. Those were traumatizing. No words can explain how deadly it was.

And the fact that the kids who died were from 14-18 years of age. And I am deeply sorry and pity for their parents because it was quite unexpected. They haven't said their goodbyes and I love yous yet to their parents and vice versa. And another thing, during the mass shooting, students were already texting to their parents their goodbyes and I love yous, thinking they won't make it and they won't see them anymore.

And I'm glad the perpetrator was not dead. I heard he would face death penalty for 17 counts of murder and deadly weapon. He really deserved those. And btw, trivia about the perpetrator, Nikolas Cruz was a former student of the said high school and was an adopted child. He was a part of the school's JROTC and according to the people who knows him, he is a quiet guy and an achiever on all aspects. He was expelled and warned everyone he will come back "deadly"... It's a shame that he went crazy and rebellious.

Let us offer a prayer at this moment to give tribute to the 17 innocent people who died during Valentine's Day's and the world's deadliest mass shooting. May the people who risked their lives and the innocent souls be with the heavenly Father and may they rest in peace and harmony.


 * 1) PrayForParklandFlorida 