I just couldn't figure out a way to properly express my deep, deep sadness with the mass shooting on the Michigan State University campus this week. It's simply too much to distill. Also, honestly, it was yet another mass shooting in the USA — we've gotten to the point where we reflexively rank these things. (Only three dead? Not so bad.)
We. Are. Broken. If you don't think so, then you should know that, as I write this, there have already been five more mass shooting since Monday. Statistically, there will be at least a couple more before you read this. I just didn't feel like drawing a tearful Sparty was going to help anybody.
Instead, I wanted to alert you to the fact that gun violence (of which mass shootings are only a small part) is now the number one cause of death for those 19-years-old and younger in the United States. And even though only one of the three beautiful young people who died Monday was technically in that category, close enough. Too frickin' close.
We. Are. Broken.
John Auchter is a freelance political cartoonist. His views are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Michigan Radio, its management, or its license holder, the University of Michigan.
