What happened in Newtown, Connecticut today
was not a tragedy. A tragedy is a stage play in
which the main character is brought to ruin or
suffers extreme sorrow, especially as a consequence
of a tragic flaw, moral weakness, or inability
to cope with unfavorable circumstances. The
20 schoolchildren who died in a Connecticut
school today did not have tragic flaws, moral
weaknesses, or the inability to cope with
unfavorable circumstances. They just
happened to be born to parents in a
country that has gone completely
gun crazy.