Posted on Feb 15, 2018
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Why do you think there are so many school shootings now as opposed to say 25 to 30 years ago? We all know that guns can’t shoot themselves, so obviously that is not the problem in my opinion. I honestly believe that there is a direct correlation between the rise of school shootings and the taking of God out of the classroom, and kids not getting a well deserved a** whooping. Thoughts on this?
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MSG David King
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Because we have more idiots per square inch than before.
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SPC Martin Meyer
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Discipline begins at home with the parents the children need to have set borders as to what they can and cannot do. Children today are too coddled they do not know the difference between the thrill of winning and the agony of defeat. I saw a cartoon the other day and a child was saying to his father, I came in First Place but Johnny came in last and we both got the same trophy. I do not think I need to try so hard the next time. Unfortunately, this statement is so true today.
Also, I do believe that religion plays a big part in all of this as it sets a basic moral compass for our children to live by. God has always been a important part of our culture here in the United States. I know when I went to school the first thing we did in the morning was recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the Old Glory and then we said the Lord's Prayer and I am not worse for it.
As far as a good ass whooping I am not so much in favor of that as I know it is easy to move from discipline to abuse. I know this from my own childhood. It is one thing to swat a child on the rear because they did something wrong to beating them out anger over something they did. A spanking to me was something to be feared as it always came with anger and bruising with a belt buckle included. I know that we have an issue with my grandchildren over this as they are spanked by their 3 older brothers, the mother and the live in boy friend. The youngest one had a big bruise on his bottom from being kicked by one of the older brothers. Currently, they have been removed from the mother's household and staying with my wife and I and my son and his soon to be wife.
Children need direction and they need to learn the difference between winning and loosing and they need a good moral compass to know the difference between right and wrong.
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SPC Jasen E.
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I think the a$$ whooping is the biggest part of the problem. Kids know no consequences for their actions. They have been coddled and wooed ever since they were born and they know no form of rejection. They don't understand that not getting your way, not being a member of the cool crowd, no getting the gadgets and gizmos, not getting the girl/boy of their young dreams, are not the end of the world and are not kill-able offenses. They have little to no socialization skills because they are always playing video games, reading garbage on the internet that they take as gospel, or hiding behind social media. Make your kids turn off the electronics and go outside and make friends in person. Go explore the great outdoors with a friend or 2. Just do something that doesn't require electrons.
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SPC Chris Searles
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It is the breakdown of families. Too many single parent families. It is also the lack of morals.
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PO3 Kevin DeLong
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Because all Christian values have been removed from schools. Another reason is worthless losers kill people so they will get on CNN.
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TSgt Kenneth Ellis
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They are a gun free zone.
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SPC William Bryan
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Let's look at the Florida shooting.
How much hate did it take for that kid to go kill the people he had gone to school with for all those years?
He had lost his Mom, lost his Dad and was being Ostisized at school.
The little girl in the interview even said they were doing it and the excuse was we didn't know the kid.
I couldn't phathem the depth of sarrow that guy was in. I can't relate, I can only imagine. I don't justify what he had done, but I do hold the students that went to school with him partially responsible.
The no bully zone is a joke, it's fake and the teachers turn an eye to what they want to see.
All I'm saying is you would have to push somone really hard to get them to the point of not caring about life and want to kill to take away your pain.
Personally I think alot of it is revenge.
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PO3 Don Goracke
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Because we replaced Jesus with the moon god
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PO2 Dale Brown
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Most shooters die during the event- suicide by cop or they do themselves- only 1 or 2 shooters have been arrested afterward. “ Going out in a blaze of glory”...this all relates to an untold story, child suicide, according to CDC nearly 40,000 children between 1st grade and 12th grade have committed suicide in the last 10 years.
Schools have become low tech prisons, most of the shooters are taking, or were taking , psychotropic drugs during their school years, often at the insistence of the schools themselves.
It is a complicated issue that deserves more study than is being provided.
It’s easy to point fingers at the parents, but the fact of the matter is that the school system we have is broken, and is based on a model created over 100 years ago.
Current schools “teach” obedience and behavior, NOT information or problem solving!
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SPC Larry Johnson
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I agree but I also think devaluing human life is a big problem. I am not one to blame video games and music but I do believe some of these have had some effect.
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