When are people going to wake up to the fact that we need to stop allowing instances of evil and violence to be glorified on television, movies, books and in our music? Isn’t it obvious that the world has been turning this garbage into “entertainment” and that it is having a terrible influence on our society? Today there was two distinctive situations that destroyed lives that is shockingly cruel in the fact that the victims of violence were totally innocent.
A nursing home in Carthage, North Carolina has 8 dead people , 7 residents and a nurse, because a young man came into the nursing home and started shooting at people. The reason is unclear at this point. It is alleged that his estranged wife works at this nursing home although that is not confirmed. An unprovoked attack on innocent people that would have been much worse had it not been for the heroic actions of a 25 year old police officer who was able to stop the shooter. While the news media covers these terrible bursts of violence…we must learn to carefully balance how these things are addressed in the media; so that they do not become gloried examples for those with similar thoughts.
Another equally upsetting situation; an ex-con attacks his sisters and kills two of them…one a five year old child on her birthday. He kills his 17 year old sister by brutally stabbing her…then, he goes after the five year old and decapitates her as the police come in. She is found near her birthday cake. The nine year old sister had called the officers…some how she was stabbed as well; she is in the hospital with injuries. Not only has she been injured, she lost members of her family and she has to live with the images of death and violence. This brother was clearly a person out of control; it was alleged that he had some kind of a run-in with a neighbor the evening before as well.
We have people who dont know how to resolve their personal problems…committing violence and killing innocent people. We have loners, and mentally ill people who do not get treatment. Our economy is so tight that those who desperately need mental health treatment do not get it because of cost. We need to seriously consider spending more money for preventative well-care programs for people at risk for such behaviors.
I would really like to see people stop supporting slasher/shoot them up shows and movies with their dollars. These type of entertainments only serve to encourage those who are bent on venting their anger and revenge or for those who are mentally unstable on taking out their rage on innocent people. How do you protect yourself and your loved ones from random violence? It is impossible. Is anyone else sick and tired of these things happening in schools, shopping malls, nursing homes and colleges, etc?
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I just think killing going to keep happening, as long as the power of be (government) chose not to look at the gun problem in this country it’s going keep on being a problem. They look at most of the killing with guns are gangs. That may be true, but lots of shooting in the news are also people who get they guns the right way, the waiting period and police check. You have people who are getting upset about one thing or another. The first thing they do is go home and get that gun, that they got the right way and kill someone or the whole family.
This country has more killing and people in prison then any other country. Then there the Second Amendment, Right to bear arms are one of our rights. That’s true, but went the Second Amendment was passed it was well over two hundred years ago. When this Amendment was passed people really did need guns, they did not have police department or people who job was to protect people. Today, we have all of that and some. There are country that you do not is allow people to have guns, it against the law to have a gun. They do not have the crime and the killing that we have in this country.
Before my husband retire, he was a law enforcement officers. I did not let him ever keep his guns in our house. We had to kids, and the last thing I need was one of my sons to get hold of one of his guns.
I think until our government takes a good look at guns, and what it’s really doing to our country, and say do people really need guns, we are always going to have this kind of killing. I believe that it’s never going to change. People will keep saying that they need guns and it’s our right. Some people rather give there first born away, then give up there guns.(I mean this in a good way)
I just do not believe that we need guns in our homes to feel safe. Guns do not kill people, people do.
As for the news media covers. The media should keep it on the front page. So, everybody can see what the love of guns is doing to this country.