A mass shooting seems less senseless or inexplicable when it’s directed at one of your own. When another mass shooting targets another set of people based on race or religion, Graham said the trauma resurfaces. After mass shootings, synagogue members reach out to the affected communities and let them know that they’re present, they’re listening. Because when these mass shootings occur it rips the scab right back off,” the rabbi said. The mass shootings follow similar patterns, and Atlanta was no different.

Source: Washington Post April 08, 2021 23:01 UTC