Sometimes, we need to be pests.

Sometimes we meed to persist, agitate, aggravate, and infuriate. It is our job.

So many things require answers we do not have or that someone has and is unwilling to share.

All acts of violence have stories.

Every bullet has a source and motive.

Every excuse has more than one possibility.

Every fear has multiple possible outcomes and conceivable choices.

Every point of view has flaws.

Every death must be taken very seriously.

Every life must be valued in its own context and with a name.

Every tragedy needs to be dissected inside and out.

Every consequence that stems from exercise of power must be examined and questioned.

In the end, some questions will remain unanswered, but the accountability will cause us all to be more accountable.

In our system, the people are the highest authority and have the most profound responsibility to ask even the unanswerable questions and to press for what answers there may be.

It tires the soul and frustrates the serenity, but it is the job.