It always makes the front page, usually above the fold. It always starts the same, always with some innocuous statement. A [someone forgettable] opened fire at a [place where people gather] in [a city you don’t know too well] on [a day of the week] killing [a number big enough to catch your attention, but small enough to contain your outrage] people before police shot and killed him, authorities said. It’s always [him]. [He]’s always angry about something. [No one] ever saw it coming. [Someone] always knew it would happen. The byline credits the Associated Press, because no one has to write these stories anymore. AI can compile the facts, plug in the data points, no human factor needed. All the parts will fall into place. Someone says, we tried to do everything we could to keep everyone safe. They have to have a hero – maybe the quick-thinking [school resource officer], or [the teacher] more concerned for [student safety] than her own life, or [yet another random government employee who did an okay job any other day of the week], or [the mild-mannered student who takes his stand by an overturned desk in front of the smart board, opposing the windows in Ms. Jackson’s classroom, 16A, down the back corridor, twenty feet too far from the emergency exit]. It has to reassure us that [someone in charge] knows what’s going on. [The White House] said [the President] has been briefed. Next, you, dear reader, need to know the facts. [Any number] of the injured were being treated at [some local hospital] and [another number, usually smaller and rather flexible] were transferred to the Trauma Center at [the bigger hospital two counties over], [someone official] tweeted. To recap, to wrap up, to move on, there may be a whisper of [an emotion], or even a whimper of [a lesser emotion], but never ever an attempt at a [resolution] until the next time…