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Old 12-14-2012, 09:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Mack184 View Post
All I know is that anybody over 40 NEVER had to fear this sort of insanity when they went to school. I have all sorts of thoughts as to why this is, but if I write them I will fall into disfavor with the Board Police for being political.
Sadly, gun control becomes the topic of conversation when an incident such as this occurs...

Yet, no one ever looks beyond...i.e., why does a young person turn to such violence...could it be the result of seeing nothing but violence on tv...in the news...in games, on the internet, at the movies...

I agree with some of the above posts...in my day, I never feared someone coming to school with a gun. Then again, the most violent things I witnessed on tv was the light-hearted cartoon "Heckle and Jeckle."

And, the evening news was filled with fact-checked information...not speculation and competitive "breaking" news scripted to gain larger viewing audiences.

Oh what I wouldn't give to see two old crows back on television!