It is the media that spins it with the negative. I other parts of the world, this event happens all the time due to the unrest in the politics and unhappy citizens.
Wasn't going to comment on here but I brought up armed guards or teachers in schools several years ago (not on Hunttalk) and I got a lot of pushback from people saying they were afraid of the defensive shooter missing and hitting a student by mistake. They could not understand how ANY attempt to stop the shooter with a gun could be "safe". In those situations safe is already out the window and measures have to be taken to stop it. Seemed like they would rather have the kids hide and hope instead of taking action against the threat. Even just a couple rounds fired back might distract the shooter enough to not target more kids. Many multiples of bad guys have been stopped by a good guy with a gun. You just very rarely hear about it. Nobody wants to accept that it really happens. I would rather have the guy next to me pull his weapon to stop an attack than wait for the police (also carrying a gun) to show up at the scene. It's just too easy a subject to be made political and argued about instead of actually doing something that makes sense and would have an impact. Small areas of the country may be able to implement something but I see no way that the country as a whole could ever do it.
There’s a big difference between this social media where you click the lightning bolt and see recent posts and the ones that have created some of the richest people in human history by feeding everyone a steady stream of the things that enrage them and amplify division.
One thing that has changed is kids aren't allowed to "settle things" with their fists like they used to, so different types of bullying emerged. Much more sinister than a simple shove or gut punch. These days, a lot of kids are being mentally bullied online, in very personal ways. Back in the 80's when we were in high school, the high school bully didn't know or care that much about you or me. We also had parents that told us to "quit whining, suck it up and stick up for yourself." Parents don't do that anymore. The expectations for teens has never been lower, and that's where the problem lies IMO. Teens aren't expected to work a real job, or even clean their room anymore. We as a nation have gotten soft on our kids in the wrong ways, while not giving them the support they actually need to navigate life (teaching them how to work, care for others and stand up to bullies).
I was staying out of this conversation but DAMN! That Stephan Miller post is a perfect example of the beginnings of what leads to this kind of tragedy. He creates a mythical evil ideology that must be destroyed while conveniently leaving out who exactly it is that subscribes to this supposed ideology. Leaving it up to each individual to decide for himself who it is and therefore, who must be destroyed.
If killing a conplete stranger because you don't agree with them isn't being mentally ill I don't know what is.
What does that have to do with anything?
I wonder, what would we think about all 3 of those people if their life were to exist today and pass in a similar fashion?
I don't think you have to be mentally ill to kill anyone. I think it's more about indoctrination of a belief, something so important to a person's core, they feel like it's the only way to solve their issue. You can't tell me every gang banger that pulls a gun on a rival and pulls the trigger is mentally ill. Being able to walk away calmly, regulating emotions is a skill that must be practiced. Look how emotional people get on this site and some of the things that come out of people's mouths, and this is just cyberspace.
Was this a gang related shooting?
