With the over stimulation in our culture through media and technology, have we become immune to the tragedy? Are we numb to the things that go on? I don't think older generations are, because the moral compass was there, and that does not go away that easy. Imagine an 18 year old who has grown up with that over stimulation and numbness though. They don't feel the way you and I would.
It really takes parenting from a young age. I am 35 years old with 2 kids (5 and 3). Turning the TV off, no video games, and getting outside to play with other kids has become invaluable so far. So simple, yet so distant in this day of age where the video game player has become the babysitter.
I would never ever insinuate that the parents of this killer were not good parents. All I am saying is when the culture has become so numb to the violence there are negative externalities that occur. I just hope that parents begin waking up to this violence, give their kids a hug, shut off the tv, sit around the dinner table, and talk about the life and love.
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