The murdering of 20 small children in a Connecticut elementary school is a sad and horrific reminder that we have crazy, psychotic/psychopathic murderers in our society. History of other school murders, and more recent theater killings in Colorado, is evidence of that terrible fact.

There has been much talk in the media, and by politicians about what causes people to so such horrific acts, and what to do about this obvious danger in our schools.

It’s obvious that if there had been an armed police officer in uniform at the door of the Connecticut school when the murderer broke the glass to get into the school, this terrible tragedy would probably have been prevented. And, those precious little children would have lived to go to school another day. It’s that simple.

We pay taxes that pay for police protection in this country. If our government cannot provide protection for our children, then this is a sad day in this country. Police officers are plentiful on our expressways catching people for going five miles per hour over the speed limit. Surely, armed, mature, properly trained officers can be placed at the doors of our schools to keep our children safe from murderers.

According to news reports, many schools in Ohio already have placed police officers in their schools. That is what needs to be done in Kentucky. Our politicians should not just put this off, hoping people will forget about the horrific tragedy in Connecticut.

I’m asking our state government to require armed police officers that are mature and properly trained to be in every school in Kentucky. If we can’t protect our children in school, then there is something terribly wrong with our society.

Lannie Ray

Varney, Ky.