I have been watching this violence in the school thing since the beginning - on the news, radio, internet, whenever it came up. After Columbine (USA) and Tabor (Canada) they blamed everything from the trenchcoats, video games, not enough gun laws; everything they could think of except the child or the parents! Just becauce it's a child, young man or young woman doesn't make them any less guilty. We have to come to terms with the fact that our societies are breaking down - both here in Canada and in the United States. We have let too many people with letters in front of and behind their names dictate how we think. As parents and concerned citizens it is time for us to stand up and take responsibility for our and our children's actions, to educate ourselves with independent studies. It is also time that we take responsibility for our health and our children's health - mental and physical, our education and theirs too. We have stood aside and watched as the traditional family has disinegrated. We need to push our leaders to encourage and support families. Only when the traditional family is restored will we see a decrease in such crimes as public school / college shootings.
It only makes sense that the shootings are happening in colleges now because this generation is growing up and is the ultimate result of many misguided and wrong taught individuals who have "learned" from authority figures and so called professionals who are just pushing their own selfish desires and opinions. Our children belong to us, not the state, province or government. With that gift comes responsibility to protect them and guide them. We need to educate ourselves well in all areas of life to do this effectively.
I personally could solve the problem of school shootings for everyone! It's called homeschooling! This is not just some backward, redneck idea. It is a very effective and well researched method of teaching. Some of Canada's and the United States' most well-known leaders and inventors and visionaries were homeschooled. It is also, in my opintion, the best way to give our children the personal attention that is required to teach them the skills they need to deal with life, and all its problems and rewards. Our schools do not do this effectively. They can not! There is not enough money in the world to do this effectively in an institutional setting. We need to push our governments to support financially, and in any other ways necessary those families who are interested and willing to homeschool because for many this may not be feasible due to single parent homes or disabilities or even the necessity for two incomes. In my opinion, this is a very effective and rewarding way to spend our tax dollars.
We need to stop making more laws that will do nothing to clear the situation - it was registered weapons that were used!! A child who wants to commit bodily harm to others will use whatever means available - legal or illegal. You cannot outlaw guns because the outlaws can still access them. We need to teach and model respect for others, respect for ourselves. We need to teach and model The Ten Commandments. These should never have been removed from our schools and homes.
Jason and LaDonna
Early Sunday morning in Crandon, a small Wisconsin logging town, 20-year-old deputy sheriff Tyler Peterson went on a shooting rampage killing six people and critically wounding another before authorities fatally shot him. A part-time police officer, Peterson fired thirty rounds of ammunition on his ex-girlfriend and a group of friends who had gathered for pizza and movies to celebrate homecoming weekend. Who was Tyler Peterson, and what drove him to murder six people in cold blood? What is the profile of a mass murderer, and does he fit the description? How could Peterson have slipped through the system to become a law enforcement officer, and how do we keep it from happening again? Every day, more than 80 Americans die from gun violence.* From the 1999 Columbine massacre to the nation's deadliest shooting rampage in history at Virginia Tech last April, mass shootings in America continue to draw world scrutiny. Be there when Dr. Phil asks the tough questions. If it's happening now, Dr. Phil is gonna talk about it now! Share your thoughts, join the discussion.
Oct 12,
