Anatomy of a School Shooter

How many people will die before the public, those who serve the public and those who entertain the public come to its senses? Did we not have Columbine, Virginia Tech, Sandy Hook, San Bernardino, Aurora, Parkland and now Santa Fe. When does it stop? Better yet, will it stop? It is this writer’s opinion that school massacres and other acts of violence will continue. Too many people seem unwilling to try to discover what's causing this obvious cultural decay, where some not only think it's acceptable, but act out their desires to cause the slaughter of others. 

There is no law, no President, no Democrat, no Republican that can be responsible for raising our children. I wonder, as others surely do, which news outlets, journalists and commentators will be unafraid enough to jettison the usual rhetoric or repartee and begin addressing the real issues at the center of these school shootings. 

As we prepare to hear more about the Santa Fe school shooting and the gun debate, it again occurred to me that guns are not a contagion or addiction. Guns do not cause or motivate a person to harm and murder. Where does this distain for life come from? Do you suppose it would behoove us to examine the provocation and ideology that say violence is all right? I do imagine the most clamorous voices will be those saying guns are the primary problem...as we continue to exhibit Political Correct tête-à-tête that always blame certain parts of society instead of the one pulling the trigger.

Let me add some fuel to the ideological firestorm which certainly will follow. I do believe we have overlooked the greatest contributor to acts of violence being perpetrated on the public. How about watching television? Is not violence there? You go to a movie, and violence is there. Can too much reality distort one’s world? If one lives in a fictional world, then the fictional world becomes their reality.

Anything that promotes something can be called indoctrination or propaganda. What we call entertainment is really indoctrination or propaganda for violence. If you are a producer of guns, you don’t need to promote a product to the public, because it is done by our entertainment industry. 

Is it not about time we acknowledge, that some individuals with mental health disorders are susceptible to dramatized violence. Are not some people naturally more vulnerable, because they are in the community, they are sick, and they may misinterpret somewhat? Studies have indicated, many mass shooters live or have lived in a pathological environment. Their lives center around violence, hence they watch violent movies, violent television and play violent video games. Hence, a small minority of the vulnerable act out the roles they have encountered through the medium of the media described.