WALSH: This Is Not About Politics Or Policy. This Is Evil. And Evil Is Everywhere.

The news out of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida is horrific. Seventeen dead. Many wounded. It’s a terrible tragedy. No words can do it justice.

And then, to make matters worse, comes the predictable Act Two. The monstrous, subhuman behavior of the killer is followed by the empty, robotic response from the public. The same old drill. Immediately, without hesitation, people seize hold of the news and use it to advance their political agenda. Right away, within minutes of the last fired shot, there are people all over social media blaming Republicans, or the NRA, or Democrats, or whoever. They speculate about the shooter’s voting record. They speculate about his skin color, his religion, his ideology. Not just speculate. They actively root for one outcome or the other. It’s like they really don’t recognize that actual human beings have died.