A bomb goes off, three people are killed, social media roars with support to those affected. But when something good happens, why does it fall under the radar? Who knows the name of the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize? Now who knows the name Adam Lanza? More people know the bad than the good in the world. Those who kill 27 people get more attention in the news then the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Why do we make it that way?

The world has come to a place where violence is more important than finding the cure to cancer. The taking of lives is more interesting than the saving. Two months after the Sandy Hook shooting we were still hearing different stories about it, but I can not tell you about one person in the past year who has done something spectacular and stayed in the news for more than two days. We praise those heroes who risked their lives for others in dangerous situations. When have we praised someone for being a hero, and not starting with something bad?
The worst part is the aftermath. Those families who ache from the loss of their loved ones. The bits and pieces of information that may or may not give you an understanding of what happened. The rumors that break of those who may have committed the crime as well as those who fell victim.
The second after the story breaks the blaming begins. It had to have been a foreigner from this county. No it was the same person who committed this other crime. It is this person it says so on facebook. Hours later these are all wrong. How would it feel to be among those blamed? To be hated by the world for hours. To have everyone out to get you for a crime you never committed. Why do we blame?
Columbine, Sandy Hook, Aurora, Boston, New York, Oklahoma City, Washington D.C., and Virginia Tech, are among places that have had terrible events occur. They are marked with scars so deep from just a few people’s actions. Why do we let this happen? Why do we let a shooter get more attention than the winner of a prestigious award? These events happen more frequently than the nobel peace prize is awarded, but still, we are more familiar with criminals. Why is this the way the world works? Why is this okay?