Dealing With Multiple/Mass Death(s)

It seems as if every few days we’re hearing a new story of multiple deaths in the media- “several people shot”, that kind of a thing.  When Columbine first happened, many of us hoped that it would be an isolated incident, but now, sadly, we all know that’s not the case.

While it’s up to us collectively to deal with these types of events, does anyone have any thoughts on how best to deal with this seeminlgy endless array of bad news?

Your life is already predetermined before you are born, so there’s no use worrying about it.  If your number’s up, that’s all there is to it.

Hi 99, that’s an interesting way of looking at it. So do you think that these people were supposed to die?  That seems so heartbreakingly sad.  But then, are you saying that it’s not random?  Now I’m not sure which is worse. Isn’t there anything that we can do to take back that “power” somehow?

Alright, I just realized this was about multiple, mass deaths, and my comments were very insensitive.  I misread the first post, so don’t hold it against me.

Mass death must be atrocious for all involved.What’s strange is that, in the past this weas much more common,  There were many more famines and outbreaks of disease than there are today, so we know people can overcome it, but it must be very, very difficult.

That’s another great point (the one about mass famine in the past).  And you are right; we do (collectively) seem to be able to get over it.  But you know, no one ever seems to talk about it (I mean in a constructive way).  The media talks about it, but it just seems to be a rehashing of all the horror.  It’s not dealt with in a healing type of way, you know?

Well, yeah, that’s because the media is only concerned with selling advertisements.  They are not really concerned with healing; they just pretend to be.  Most of the media, not all, are like vultures.

Yes, I think many people share that point of view about the media, but in all fairness, I guess they have a limited amount of time to deal with a whole host of topics.  On the other hand, however, it would be nice if they could go a bit more in depth from time to time.

Yes, it seems like when the topic is current then they will stay with it, but they rarely stay with it after the initial shock dies down.  You know, like follow up with the families and all.  Then again, maybe the public would rather forget about things like that, since they’re so depressing.

Yes, the entire thing is very difficult to deal with, but some folks, like Katie Couric, actually do follow up.  I don’t know.  It’s super difficult topic to deal with, that’s for sure.

There have always been a lot of mass deaths in terms of shootings, but we hear more about it now because of how connected we all are to the news through the web and TV. The first school shooting happened in 1764 and most of the country at the time probably never heard about. School shootings started more frequently in the late 1960s, but it wasn’t in everyone’s face the way they are now.

I didn’t know that school shootings have been going on since then; thank you for sharing that!  Even so, it’s still weird/strange and disconcerting when you hear that someone has taken a gun to a mall or other place where people gather.  It’s especially strange when they take a gun to church/place of worship.  It really makes you wonder what is going on out there? I can’t believe that some folks actually see that as a viable way of handling their emotions. Any thoughts on how this can be solved?

HI Jackie, I heard about lot of mass, multiple deaths. Sometimes its very horrible and scary. Media had put their advertisement only otherwise they don’t have any concerned about any death. These types of deaths are common but we don’t need to worrying about it. You can just being strong for deal with it.

It is very scary- even though I know it happens.  I just think that it’s so strange that some people think that it’s okay to take others with them.  I mean, how dare they make that kind of decision for someone else, you know?  Also, in terms of the media, maybe I shouldn’t expect too much from them, after all, there’s a good chance that they are at a loss just like the rest of us.