Is this all a joke?

Today, we were doing a poll in my Nutrition/Wellness class.

The poll was : "Who finds Jason to be annoying?"

Obviously, this was a very rude thing to ask, especially with Jason sitting right there trying to defend himself.

I, along with a small handful of guys in the class responded that no, he wasn't annoying. Almost every girl in the room flat out stated that they found him to be extremely annoying.

All of this was done in jest, and there was absolutely no real meaning towards this discussion. I never would have even thought about it again...

Unfortunately, I was forced to think of this incident again.

A few minutes ago, I received a phone call from a friend. She said that Jason had been shot tonight, and that he was dead...the shooter is not yet known.

Even though I didn't know Jason really well, this really shocked me. I mean, I just talked to him a few hours ago...and everything was FINE. It just shows once again how fragile life can be...

I guess you could say that I'm really confused right now. I'm starting to think that my school and town are just plain bad luck. Every year, something tragic happens. Many of my friends have lost their parents (and/or) houses in natural disasters. Even more have died of diseases. Car wrecks, gunshots, and drugs have ravaged this town to no end. I could just be blind...but I seriously don't think that any other towns around us have been struck so many years in a row by so many deaths and illnesses.

It is here that I must ask....where will it all end?