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Old 12-14-2012, 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Justjac View Post
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 Justjac. In our society, we need to stop exposing our children to violence on television, in the news, in video games, on the internet, at the movies. Children need to be taught to love and respect others, and that violence isn't normal or permissable.
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