The science is clear, so what's left then in my opinion is human stupidity, or am I too harsh saying that?
You don't say it to people's faces normally unless of course they're trying to publicly defend their bullshit, but this is what I think whenever I see a 'tragedy' reported by the news, In fact, I think it's proving Darwinism's theory of evolution, when you actually look at what these people are doing and how fucked up the situation is, they're pretty much digging their own graves. Take school shootings for instance ( I know I'm going to get hate for mentioning this but you should know by now not to read my posts if you hate this kind of thing ) yes, it was a terrible thing that happened, I wouldn't wish it on anybody, but this is what happens when you drive an obviously mentally unstable person into a corner, they're going to do something and I suspect that the schools were somehow responsible at least in their minds for triggering the reaction.
The same goes for any other 'accident' when you have someone who's fucking around near a cliff or goes swimming in a known dangerous area, if the person is dumb enough to go and do it the family members shouldn't be blaming other people for the consequences. My best one is when there was this news article about a guy in spain or something doing that bull killing they do over there ( I've totally forgotten the name of it sorry
) and supposedly something went badly wrong and several people got injured or killed.
What kind of a moron do you have to be to piss off a bull in a tightly enclosed space exactly? I just don't have any sympathy for that kind of thing.
I think we think alike. I wish there was more people like you. :p
As for the school shootings, the last time it was a big one, I tried to say that the person doing it is not a mentally stable person and to avoid or minimize such situations in the future, one need to look at the root causes, and not treat the symptoms. Putting up metal detectors at all schools does not cure the problem, but it does deal with the symptom (bringing a weapon to school). If all schools were shut tight, and it was impossible to bring in a weapon, then the sick person would go elsewhere, for instance on the playground, a fotball game or wherever.
There are adults at these schools, and they should and could have an open eye for the misfits, those who stick to themselves, and those who seem a bit out of it. Those students should then patiently and consistently be approached by an adult which would aid in giving them a sense of belonging, and thus minimize the mental aspect.
I understand however that this is not an easy issue, but they key here which I think everybody should understand is that the solution to the problem is not advanced security measures and draconical rules, but rather making everybody feel that they're belonging and that their presence matters. Sometimes just a little bit of attention and love can turn someone around.
Kids are very easily affected, so a depressed loner who thinks of shooting all his classmates and himself one day, can be quite a happy person the next day if something positive happens.
I don't mind (not meant in a bad way) that idiots makes mistake and die from it, it's evolution at is finest. And all young people play dangerous games, and some more dangerous than others, and some do face the harsh consequences, there's nothing we as a society can do with that.
But I do think that society has a responsibility to shield the rest of the school-children from a school-shooter, and the way that's done is to have teachers use their eyes and senses and see which school-children or students that might seem a risk, and then these should be approached with understanding and love, not with punishment and exclusion.
I am not sure, but I can't imagine a school shooting ever done by someone that had a happy life. Perhaps there's some flukes about people watching a movie or playing a video game, and then forwhatever sick reason decides to go out there and make it happen, or people who are simply copycat, but I do think and hope that most people do have barriers as to what they can do, and that these barriers are nurtured by love and understanding, and at the same time eroded by hatred and exclusion.
It's still the school shooter's full responsibility as to what he did, but he can somehow be a product of the environment where he exist. If a teenager has a bad home, is not popular at school, gets bad grades, is not good at sports, is too inactive, hangs out with bad pupils or only keeps to himself, suffer from depression, has no luck with the girls, has bad eating habbits, stays up late etc. etc, I think many such factors can create a monster.
I think many of those monsters could be prevented from ever developing, having only one person in your life that actually do care about it can be enough to stay sane and grounded. I'm sure many teens get the feeling "that nothing matters, and I don't give a shit, nobody would notice if I was dead anyway, so why not go out with a bang when I decide to go out?"
And sadly, there are often reports of anti-social behaviour that's never acted upon, and then you have these shootings and disasters. And at the same time the anti-social students should not be alienated, so it's a fine line here. Being a teacher is an art, esp. if you're a great teacher.
Well, this was fairly off topic..