Ten years on

[erilyn]

My thoughts are with all those who were affected by the massacre at Port Arthur ten years ago. Thirty five people murdered and eighteen more seriously wounded - I still remember the sheer disbelief and horror something like this could happen in Australia, let alone in a little historic site like Port Arthur.

Comments

[krazykitkat.livejournal.com]

Such an horrific event.

I had nightmares for weeks after. I think it triggered memories of my father being involved in the Bathurst bike riots back in 1985, and then not knowing for a few hours in 1986 whether he was alive after a cop was shot dead at Bathurst. I was only 11 then, and while I was old enough to be upset by it, I wasn't really old enough. I think Port Arthur brought it back.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

No wonder you were freaked out by it. So horrific. We want to be able to tell ourselves that'll never happen again, but who knows?