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The number of children killed in the next school shooting may be much higher
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<blockquote data-quote="beast1989" data-source="post: 2020708" data-attributes="member: 15449"><p>The liberals love to talk about guns but they never talk about the common theme with these shootings. The common theme is social misfits and people who are mentally damaged. As a society this segment of our community has for centuries been tabooed and marginalized. Not too mention our increasingly apathetic society simply DGAF as long as the SHTF is not on my door step. This mentality has to end.</p><p></p><p>America is a dysfunctional society and I really dont know how or if it is even possible to fix it. I may get flamed for this but sometimes I think the epic amounts of diversity our country is lauded for makes it difficult for us to get even small things done. Being PC wouldnt be as big of an issue if we were a slightly more homogeneous culture and we just might actually agree on what core values actually were.</p><p></p><p>Lastly, I may be stepping on toes but, I find it hard to believe that parents, immediate family or close friends have no clue that <em>some</em> of these people may have been "cracking". Especially for parents I know it could be particularly hard to come to terms with your child not being perfect let alone maybe something actually being wrong with them. I only mention parents because perhaps they alone know these young adults the best and can be the first line of defense when preventing these things. Even though it can be self serving to pretend that your child is simply not the most popular in school, it can be infinitely beneficial to all parties involved to acknowledge that a child is alone and struggling, then work towards treating the problems head on. Time and time again kids who are outcasted, bullied and shunned have gotten their revenge in this manner.</p><p></p><p>I know that when alone you can go to some pretty dark places and the mind can decay to a state that allows us to carry out acts like this. We need to reform the perceptions of mental illness and how society handles this population. The reality is that no matter how many guns or rights get taken away, these people will still be out there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="beast1989, post: 2020708, member: 15449"] The liberals love to talk about guns but they never talk about the common theme with these shootings. The common theme is social misfits and people who are mentally damaged. As a society this segment of our community has for centuries been tabooed and marginalized. Not too mention our increasingly apathetic society simply DGAF as long as the SHTF is not on my door step. This mentality has to end. America is a dysfunctional society and I really dont know how or if it is even possible to fix it. I may get flamed for this but sometimes I think the epic amounts of diversity our country is lauded for makes it difficult for us to get even small things done. Being PC wouldnt be as big of an issue if we were a slightly more homogeneous culture and we just might actually agree on what core values actually were. Lastly, I may be stepping on toes but, I find it hard to believe that parents, immediate family or close friends have no clue that [I]some[/I] of these people may have been "cracking". Especially for parents I know it could be particularly hard to come to terms with your child not being perfect let alone maybe something actually being wrong with them. I only mention parents because perhaps they alone know these young adults the best and can be the first line of defense when preventing these things. Even though it can be self serving to pretend that your child is simply not the most popular in school, it can be infinitely beneficial to all parties involved to acknowledge that a child is alone and struggling, then work towards treating the problems head on. Time and time again kids who are outcasted, bullied and shunned have gotten their revenge in this manner. I know that when alone you can go to some pretty dark places and the mind can decay to a state that allows us to carry out acts like this. We need to reform the perceptions of mental illness and how society handles this population. The reality is that no matter how many guns or rights get taken away, these people will still be out there. [/QUOTE]
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