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Monday, 21 May 2018
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Mythtyn said @ 3:14pm GMT on 21st May
Below is what i wanted to post as my thoughts in the main post-had to cut it down to character limit:
So. I've been having a big discussion on facebook about mass shootings. Most people seem to just take the stance of, ermahgod guns and seem to ignore everything else. I believe that yes, we need more gun control-not ban-control but i can't believe that the weapons of choice are the core of this issue. Note: I think at this point an all out ban in the US is impossible. We can't stop there. Hell, maybe it shouldn't even begin there. There is more wrong with our society and it seems like we ignore it.
What are we doing to cause these kids to snap in a way/frequency that we never saw as kids. When i was a kid, guns were more readily available, with less gun control and we never saw this.
What say you SE'ers? What is your thought on the core of the issue?
Mythtyn said @ 3:17pm GMT on 21st May
Below is what i wanted to post as my thoughts in the main post-had to cut it down to character limit:
So. I've been having a big discussion on facebook about mass shootings. Most people seem to just take the stance of, ermahgod guns and seem to ignore everything else. I believe that yes, we need more gun control-not ban-control but i can't believe that the weapons of choice are the core of this issue. Note: I think at this point an all out ban in the US is impossible. We can't stop there. Hell, maybe it shouldn't even begin there. There is more wrong with our society and it seems like we ignore it.
What are we doing to cause these kids to snap in a way/frequency that we never saw as kids. When i was a kid, guns were more readily available, with less gun control and we never saw this.
Is it that we need to fix mental health availability/destigmatization ( i think i just made that word up)? Is social media causing kids not to be able to disconnect, so the problems follow them all day and is always at their forefront? Is it that we don't allow kids to fail anymore, that they expect things to be handled for them? Many kids seem to lash out/shut down when they fail as they don't seem to know how to handle it. Is it that weno longer teach them correct conflict resolution so that they know how handle things? Were parents more involved when we were kids? Is it that we have taken the fear of consequences out of our youth?
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Mythtyn said @ 3:14pm GMT on 21st May
Below is what i wanted to post as my thoughts in the main post-had to cut it down to character limit:
So. I've been having a big discussion on facebook about mass shootings. Most people seem to just take the stance of, ermahgod guns and seem to ignore everything else. I believe that yes, we need more gun control-not ban-control but i can't believe that the weapons of choice are the core of this issue. Note: I think at this point an all out ban in the US is impossible. We can't stop there. Hell, maybe it shouldn't even begin there. There is more wrong with our society and it seems like we ignore it.
What are we doing to cause these kids to snap in a way/frequency that we never saw as kids. When i was a kid, guns were more readily available, with less gun control and we never saw this.
Is it that we need to fix mental health availability/destigmatization ( i think i just made that word up)? Is social media causing kids not to be able to disconnect, so the problems follow them all day and is always at their forefront? Is it that we don't allow kids to fail anymore, that they expect things to be handled for them? Many kids seem to lash out/shut down when they fail as they don't seem to know how to handle it. Is it that weno longer teach them correct conflict resolution so that they know how handle things? Were parents more involved when we were kids? Is it that we have taken the fear of consequences out of our youth?
What are we doing to cause these kids to snap in a way/frequency that we never saw as kids.
Please see comment for my whole ramble, had to cut it down for size limits
What say you SE'ers? Is it the guns, is it something else, is it a combination? What is your thought on the core of the issue?