Newton CT :(

He said her family and 
beloved black Labrador, Roxie, are inconsolable.

“Her mom just told me the dog is walking in circles. It’s sad,” Wiltsie said. “There’s so many unanswered questions. The grieving process is going to take time.”

Seems as though the school will be closed forever. I somewhat figured that would be the best route -- no child or adult would want to go back in there after what they've been through.

I can only begin to imagine what this father must feel like. But this man is my new hero. A story I am certain will not make the "usual" media outlets.

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/gri...-has-kind-words-for-ct-school-killers-family/

The light will always push away the dark.

I dont like they keep harping on his asperger's (or maybe having aspergers) like this is something to expect if one has it. Or others have said oh his mom pulled him from school because of his issues that she ignored etc. There is so much we will NEVER know and hindsight of course is 20/20

This. It's ridiculous and insulting to me. I only caught a few minutes last night on the news, but they were talking about people with autism spectrum disorder (calling it aspergers though) saying how it's harder for them to have empathy, which depending on the degree of the disorder is patently not true. It can be if you're low functioning, but to paint everyone with it with the same brush is really insulting.

Ok.... I'm in tears again, so many are judging his family.... Sometimes you can do everything "right" and it won't matter... Some times a person just... Just isn't right? You know?

I can't imagine the loss of my child, but I also can't imagine knowing my child was responsible for such a monstrous thing....

My mom just called me to tell me that her school (she is a teacher) just got a threatening phone call this morning ... Now all the schools are on lock down why does this keep happening? I hope it isn't someone's sick idea of a joke

I had watched the footage of him speaking, and it was so clear that he was in immense shock. I was appalled when I heard a reporter ask why he wasn't reacting like the other parents... everyone has their own way of grieving, and it'd be incredibly difficult not to be shocked over such a horrible loss. I think the media overstepped the line there.

I agree with the last part as well, although I am far from being a parent myself. A five year old girl asked me to sit with her on the bus today, so we spent the whole time talking about Christmas and how her mom has Santa on in her contacts on her phone. It's so horrible to even think about it, especially when you think about the young children you know and how they'd have reacted to such a tragedy.

Another matter that I don't agree with, is all the apparent talk of gun laws. My media studies had a discussion on that in particular, where most people agreed guns should be banned. However, I honestly feel that the government should be considering spending time working out a mental health care plan of some sort and making those facilities available to everyone who needs it, no matter what their finances are. It's just tragic that the murderer didn't get the help he needed before he took the lives of so many innocent, young children.

Also, every single one of the teachers were heroes that day... to be able to do what they did and keep all their students calm isn't something just anybody could accomplish.

I've been hearing Westboro Baptist Church is planning to protest at the funeral...ugh. I hope it's just internet fodder but if not...that is just absolutely beyond belief.

The church in Newtown was evacuated yesterday after someone called and threatened to kill people in the church.

That makes almost as sick as the actual shooting...it's absolutely disgusting to me.

Planning to protest the shooters funeral or the kids?