This photo still haunts me.

[Robb]

Have you ever gotten really, really terrible news?

I have. The world doesn't spin, exactly, but more sort of shudders. And your legs stop working, and your lungs blow out every last ounce of air as you repeat the word "no" over and over, until it's just a whisper. And then you're just mouthing it.



This photo haunts me, because I know how many times every day this photo could be taken in this country.

It should haunt you. And it should certainly haunt the HELL out of them.

[Tx4obama]

1. What is the context of the photo? What happened? Was that Newtown? n/t

[obxhead]

10. Ditto

First time seeing it myself.

I get the story, but the photo is put front and center.

[Robb]

11. Yes, it was Newtown. I'm sorry.

Context, I apologize.

[uppityperson]

2. I do not recognize the photo, though understand the sentiment

Where, who is this? Thank you Robb.

[CurtEastPoint]

3. Image search says Newtown.

[uppityperson]

5. Thank you. nt

[East Coast Pirate]

14. How do you do an image search?

[CurtEastPoint]

16. It's COOL! Go to Google, then click Images at the top and...

Drag an image into the search box. As far as I have been able to tell the image has to have been saved out to your desktop; I did just try dragging an image from another web page and it worked, too. Play with it!

If it's a well known image (like this unforunate Newtown one) it will find it. Others will give interesting search results generally based on shapes and colors it 'sees'

I learned this on DU!

[East Coast Pirate]

17. That's awesome.

Thanks.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. K&R

[babylonsister]

6. Yes. nt

[11 Bravo]

7. With you in spirit, but I'm not sure what the photo shows.

If it shows what I think it does, and you have ever heard that same message, then I have no words ... just

[freshwest]

8. I recognize the woman as one who lost a family member at Newtown, CT.

[etherealtruth]

9. To me the photo shows unimaginable shock and unbearable grief

[mercymechap]

12. It is sad...

sadder still that we have legislators who don't care.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

13. that photo says it all. Oh, my heart just breaks.

And Robb....I'm sorry too that you've been there. No words.

[Hulk]

15. Let's not EVER start another needless war!

I have no idea what happened to bring about such anguish; but the loss of someone near for something so worthless has got to be the deepest and most tragic loss of life.