Ten days ago he walked into a movie theater, went out a fire exit, then came back in firing guns as he went. A total of thirteen lost their lives because of him, and fifty-eight more were wounded.
One of his motivations for doing so, was so that his name would be remembered. Basically he wanted a form of glory. A sick twisted form, but one none the less.
What would you do if you could take that from him? Would you do something simple if you could take his evil joy from him? It really is a simple answer, and one that everyone can do with ease. All we have to do is never say his name, never show his picture.
That's my challenge to each and every one of you. Refuse to mention, acknowledge, or remember his person. Refer to him as the shooter, the perpetrator, or whatever you want, but remove his name from everything.
By no means forget what he did, the victims of his evil deserve to be remembered for who they were, what they did. Their message must continue.
But imagine a world where when a tragedy is perpetrated by some evil person, they end up forgotten. Too often mass murderers end up the only one remembered, in the long run.
The time has come to end that. Let's make it so that from now on anyone who commits such acts, will know that they will be the ones forgotten. Remove any and all glory from such acts. Fight evil, by not allowing it to have a name or face.
Don't just take this as a personal challenge. Make it happen in yourself, and then challenge the people and organizations you know, to do so as well.
Yes, remember the loss, the sorrow, the tragedy. But erase from history any who carry out the acts of evil.
Forget who?
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