The Parkland, Florida students have now been joined by the Sante Fe, Texas students devastated by gun violence. Throughout the country vigils are being held, speeches made, and Republican officials lean over to hear how much money and power the gun lobby is willing to give them in order to quiet the screams and weeping sounds coming from their country. On Twitter, Parkland survivors and others began a trending topic: #IfIDieInASchoolShooting.
It’s heartbreaking and angry, macabre and powerful. I’ll begin with some of the angrier ones below the fold; and I’ll warn you in advance, may be tough for some people to read.