18 people have reportedly been shot at Northern Illinois University just outside of Chicago . This just breaks my heart! I'm supposed to be headed to Chicago this weekend to see my friend, Spencer. My heart goes out to those affected!
I don't think we've even begun to understand school shootings. And, since it seems that the assailant has been shot and killed, we likely won't get any closer after this terrible event. Almost two years ago now, a student drove his SUV into the pit at my alma mater - UNC Chapel Hill. And there are plenty of other examples in recent years of this kind of violence on college campuses. We've been relying on the media, I think, to give us an understanding. The media will never provide us useful tools for understanding school violence. They're caught up in hype and pseudo-scientific psychobabble. How do we even begin to wrap our heads around it?
