I have no idea how old the person in this picture is. But if it wasn’t for the AK-47 and the blood (is that blood on his face?) this looks like a high school or college kid on his way to school. Then again with the world the way it is today, kids bringing guns to school is all too common.
I think this photograph represents the reality of global terrorism. The look on that young mans face seems to say so many things. Determined, crazed, desperate, focused, calm, all at the same time.
There is no piece of policy that any government can enact to prevent this from happening again. Exactly where and when it’s going to happen next is anyone’s guess but I think it’s safe to say this is something that’s going to be copied again and again. What makes this incident so frightening is that all it took were guns and people with no regard for human life. Both commodities are all too plentiful.
I can’t imagine what the victims families must be going through. And this thing isn’t even over yet.
