December 6, 2007

  • So another shooting by a Teenager? This time however it's not in a school, but in a very public place called the shopping mall. From all the news I've seen so far, there's been surprisingly little on the blame game that mostly happens with this kind of event. "blame the media! blame video games! blame violence in TV/movies! blame the music he listens to!" There's none of that so far. The simple truth is just being said, the shooter was emotionally unstable, and felt "lost" in the world. It also reestablishes an importance to a parent's influence on kids like these, because this guy was supposedly kicked out of his home. So parents complaining that they "don't have time" to look over what their child is doing? Screw your excuses and be a responsible parent! If you do not have time to take care of your children, then don't have any! Also, where did he get the guns? Is it *that* easy to obtain an SKS assault rifle in the US? Doesn't this country love it's right to bear arms a little too much?

    As for emotional kids like this, for the love of all things good, keep your problems to yourself! Either get help or... get help! That's your only choice. Don't bring other people into your mess; especially by violent means. For you kids out there, if you see somebody emotionally unstable like this, please don't try to make it worse by picking on them. Are shopping malls now going to be scrutinized for how safe they are? Are those rent-a-cops now going to be real police officers in the near future? It's Christmas time too, so are people going to stop shopping all of a sudden? When I was younger, I heard that "adults fear the young," and that was like a metaphor for something else entirely. Now at my older age, and in the times we live in, a whole new meaning is added to that saying.

    This kind of tragedy is just frustrating, and it makes such a negative impact in a world that already has so much negativity. It's sad to say but things just seem to be getting worse as the world turns. Everybody is a victim.

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  • iono i don't think it's fair to say that they should just go get help. "help" also costs money. i've heard that this one college only offers like 3 free sessions--so you can imagine how hard it must be for teens to get free counseling. nothing in life is free!

  • Oh don't start getting old before your time!  Only the old say the world is getting worse all the time.  They've been saying that since ancient Greece. 

    Check the crime stats: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/glance.htm

    Contrary to all the news you see, the world is much less violent than it was in the past.  We're just reporting more than we used to.  For example in the old days, raiding the neighboring village wasn't considered violence, it was a way of life and people celebrated afterwards because of the spoils they've received.

    Also it's a little unfair to attack firearms considering it is only the 2nd amendment behind the freedom of speech (which btw protects media, video games, and violence on TV/movies). 

    There is a good reason for that amendment.  From personal experience, dialing 911 brought the authorities to my door in 15-30 minutes (I hope your martial arts is really good, I've practiced martial arts for 15 yrs and I know I won't last 5 minutes against a burglar with a knife). 

    A society that denies it's citizens the right to defend themselves, is a criminal's paradise.  The British gun laws have also proved this point: http://www.reason.com/news/show/28582.html.  As well as our own courts: http://www.policecrimes.com/policeprotection.html. 

    Proponents of gun control always point to Japan as the ideal, however last I heard from friends over there Japan's violence and crime level have risen dramatically in the last 10 years (mebbe the ultra violent games and movies do affect children)

    On a sidenote I'd like to make a comparison.  There are as many dog attacks (4.7 million/yr http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/duip/biteprevention.htm) as violence commited with firearms (also 4.7 million/yr http://www.ojp.gov/bjs/guns.htm).  Not only that, there are more firearms in the US than dogs which means you're more likely to get attacked if you're around a dog than get shot if you're around someone with a gun.  Maybe there should be a comparable movement to ban dogs (there's no right to keep pets in the US so you wouldn't have such a legal battle).  The same can be said about a car.

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