Originally posted by: lordjediOriginally posted by: eros
It's the big morality part of the 'dream' that is the problem. as soon as something like that school incident this week happens the morality establishment are running around lokking for a scape goat. You know the usual; .....too much Grand Theft Auto, Heavy Metal, Violent movies etc. (an easy target to blame). Instead at looking at society within and the problems that lead to these incidents. Don't get me wrong the UK is bad with violent crime these days but it doesn't get world wide coverage when someone goes haywire like the US does.
Actually, surprisingly enough, I haven't heard anyone blame anything except bullying. According to the video he released, his bullying took place in middle and high school. I guess he was a little slow on the uptake if he was exacting revenge at VT for things that happened in high school.
I have heard plenty of how we need to take a stronger stance against bullying. My thoughts on that are that parents need to come down harder on the school administration when it happens. Having been there (I was bullied) and knowing how the administration works, I'd tell my kid "If he pushes you, hit him". You don't have to win the fight for the bully to leave you alone. The worst that would happen these days is that you'd get expelled (I don't think you'd be expelled for hitting someone though). At best, it's a day or a few days suspension. I think I can live with that, but I won't have to deal with it for a while.
The problem with looking "within" at society is that people are bullied everyday, yet kids aren't going on rampages everyday. I really don't think this was a problem with society. I think he was mentally disturbed (he was in a mental hospital for a while) and needed to be under close supervision.