OVM,
What’s your point?
We always have had a problem in schools, not until we get our society straight will we reduce these types of killings.
Honestly since the victimization of our society and the screwed up education system where we must teach feelings instead of tangible knowledge, we will continue to have these problems in our schools.
Before the 60’s there were stabbings and deaths in schools but since the major changes starting in the 60’s and the relationship to the ‘great society’, there has been more violence in schools in different forms. The one thing I find disheartening is the idea that we needed to promote self-esteem within the schools (a.k.a. make the student feel good about failure.) and how this single thing has messed more students up than anything else. We continue to tolerate the dismantling the competitive system within the schools (the latest is the elimination of the valedictorian of seniors in some schools to make everyone feel good about graduating) and allow our kids to become sub-standard citizens in the world. No wonder we can’t compete on the world stage with science and math.
I do agree with you on some of you post, mainly the idea of verification, keeping the gun out of the hands of the people who should not have them. Our first restrictive laws (gun control act of 1968) restricted the sale of firearms to felons, fugitives, drug addicts to mention a few, but later it was added that ‘wife abusers’ were also not allow to have a firearm. We are capable to have a verification system but we are still dragging our feet.
The other thing is we have the house passing a law to restrict gun sales to the mentally ill, which is also a good thing but some of the dumbest comments made from the mental health people that it ‘would discourage the mentally ill from seeking help and fail to take into consideration that people can be cured’. I understand from a few really respected doctors, many mental health problems never get cured but controlled.
