Who to blame?

[justinkick]

One man, two guns, three hours and over thirty dead. "He was a loner, and it's hard to find information on him."

"If we had tougher gun laws, this wouldn't have happened."

"If everyone in the room was packin', they would've finished him quick."

"It's the media! The media and violent video games!"

For over two hundred years, Americans have enjoyed

Comments

[thehopelesscaus]

you're right, nobody notices the signs.
but there's more to it than that. and i'm sorry if i come off as an ass with this one or something, but i know that in this case there was abuse placed this kid by his peers.
there always is in these scenarios.
and yes, getting ragged on is a normal part of growing up. but these kids never know how to deal with it. either everyone takes shit too far (which doesn't surprise me), or these kids get so caught up in it that they just can't cope (which also doesn't surprise me).

it's so easy to just kill your problems, but it takes actual work to learn to cope, to be comfortable enough with yourself to get past the jokes.
and, as worthwhile as that work always ultimately is, we as americans hate that.

ps...isn't it sad how we as a country only begin to care about these mindless killing when they're happening right here in our home?

[kewlchick384]

i dont think anyone could have known, stopped, or prevented any of this from happening. i think that ultimately, if someone is sick or sad enough, they will do what they believe needs to be done.