Just what constitutes acceptance?
The shooting at the Amish school made me think of an issue I haven't really covered in depth in my various Blogit blogs. Just how far are we willing to go to accept a given behavior or pattern of behavior? Coverage of the shooting portrays the Amish very sympathetically, which, in my opinion, is a good thing. The coverage of the man committing the murder-suicide portrays him in a less sympathetic light, which is also a good thing, in my opinion. Murder should never be acceptable, particularly if... Sign in to see full entry.