It's not really about the firearms
So, this school shooting.
I promise myself not to talk about it, but the more I think about it, I think I have a clue why this happens.
After Littleton we tried to find a reasons why this happens.
After Dawson we tried to find reasons why this happens.
After Virginia Tech we are trying to find reasons why this happens.
Yeah sure, we can always blame firearms. And I agree, to a certain point: I don't understand after all why there not such thing as a way much more restrictive gun control, even in Canada.
But I think we're missing a point here. The problem we have is not all about firearms.
We can always says this kid who killed everyone at Virginia Tech was crazy guy and this was a isolated incident.
Littleton. Dawson. The Amish school massacre. University of Washington. Virginia Tech. And so on. They're even a whole Wikipedia entry about school shooting. That's a lot of isolated incident... don't you think?
I think we actually have a bigger problem than firearms.
The problem is the Littleton events make acceptable for troubled kids to goes on a shooting rampage.
Littleton has a romantic appeal for troubled kids: two kids were bullied, and they got back with a vengence?! How cool!
And who doesn't want to die romantically for a "worthy" cause, after all?
The problem is all those troubled kids who did shooting are considered as heros by asocial kid who want to copycat their rampage.
The shooter use a Glock 9 mm in his bag. And guess who else used a Glock 9 mm in a school rampage? Answer: the guy who did a killing rampage at Dawson College in Montreal.
I can't help but to do some link here.
So, as we speak, probably some bullied/asocial kids are secretly raving about that news. Since yesterday, this Korean shooter is role model for some kids. He did what they were always dreaming of: getting revenge. Revenge against this girl who turned him away for the school's quaterback. Revenge against that kid who keep insulting him day after day. Revenge against that teacher who give him a F. Revenge against institution. Revenge against... everything.
So, the question now is "What can we do"?
Good question. I don't have a clear answer myself. But we must do something. Banning firearms would be a good start. But that wouldn't stop angry kids to use other weapons to get revenge: it's quite common to see savage knive attacks in England or Scotland's schoolyard after all.
We must find a way to help those kids, and find a way to spot them before they act nuts. We must do that. Now. Because, as we speak, this event was a spark in some kid's head to commit similar act.
We are now crying for Virginia Tech. But if we still do nothing, which school will be next?
I promise myself not to talk about it, but the more I think about it, I think I have a clue why this happens.
After Littleton we tried to find a reasons why this happens.
After Dawson we tried to find reasons why this happens.
After Virginia Tech we are trying to find reasons why this happens.
Yeah sure, we can always blame firearms. And I agree, to a certain point: I don't understand after all why there not such thing as a way much more restrictive gun control, even in Canada.
But I think we're missing a point here. The problem we have is not all about firearms.
We can always says this kid who killed everyone at Virginia Tech was crazy guy and this was a isolated incident.
Littleton. Dawson. The Amish school massacre. University of Washington. Virginia Tech. And so on. They're even a whole Wikipedia entry about school shooting. That's a lot of isolated incident... don't you think?
I think we actually have a bigger problem than firearms.
The problem is the Littleton events make acceptable for troubled kids to goes on a shooting rampage.
Littleton has a romantic appeal for troubled kids: two kids were bullied, and they got back with a vengence?! How cool!
And who doesn't want to die romantically for a "worthy" cause, after all?
The problem is all those troubled kids who did shooting are considered as heros by asocial kid who want to copycat their rampage.
The shooter use a Glock 9 mm in his bag. And guess who else used a Glock 9 mm in a school rampage? Answer: the guy who did a killing rampage at Dawson College in Montreal.
I can't help but to do some link here.
So, as we speak, probably some bullied/asocial kids are secretly raving about that news. Since yesterday, this Korean shooter is role model for some kids. He did what they were always dreaming of: getting revenge. Revenge against this girl who turned him away for the school's quaterback. Revenge against that kid who keep insulting him day after day. Revenge against that teacher who give him a F. Revenge against institution. Revenge against... everything.
So, the question now is "What can we do"?
Good question. I don't have a clear answer myself. But we must do something. Banning firearms would be a good start. But that wouldn't stop angry kids to use other weapons to get revenge: it's quite common to see savage knive attacks in England or Scotland's schoolyard after all.
We must find a way to help those kids, and find a way to spot them before they act nuts. We must do that. Now. Because, as we speak, this event was a spark in some kid's head to commit similar act.
We are now crying for Virginia Tech. But if we still do nothing, which school will be next?