Two Columbine-style school massacres in two days?
What's up with that? Could it really be as simple as the explosion of violent video games?
I wish... the problem could be solved by simply banning them.
The cause is much deeper than that. American culture glorifies violence. A gun is always the solution to everyone's problems in the USA.
What do we expect in a culture that is so twisted that they think they can spread freedom and democracy at the point-of-a-gun? How many times have I seen American Cops blow some poor bastard away over some petty theft, and they celebrate the fact! Whatever he stole is replaceable un-needed 'stuff'... is that worth wasting a life over? Crime is a social problem brought on by poor economic planning.
And why is it that so few show the after-effects of violence instead of its Glory? What about the victim's family? Was he someone's son? Was he someone's father? Husband? What is so important that it requires you to take his life? Is it really worth the pain and suffering that is inflicted on the families of those killed?
What about effects on the shooter himself? No one seesm to want to talk about that. Unless he is a psychopath he's going to have to cope with the after effects of breaking the commandment: Thou Shalt Not Kill.
Is state sponsored murder really a good enough excuse when you meet your maker? The Holocaust was state sponsored murder too and the Nazi's were just doing thier jobs upholding the law.