Mass shootings

[*Wyche'sWarrior*]

(02-15-2018, 10:35 AM)Bengalzona Wrote: Another mass shooting. And what has changed since the last one? Or the one before that? Or the one before that? etc...

Nothing has changed.

Apparently, we are either so desensitized that we are comfortable with these things occurring or we feel pathetically helpless to do anything about them.

Or, third option, maybe we are just so caught up in politicizing the issue that we can no longer get past our premature fears of the potential butthurt and embarrassment of an opposing political ideology having any sort of constructive input on finding a solution to the problem.

Whatever the case, we don't do anything about them. As a society, we really don't even try. We are paralyzed with indecision and impotent. Some people even claim that "there is nothing that can be done". I present to you that that is the only outright wrong opinion about the whole phenomenon. That reeks of the "it's too hard, so we don't even want to try" ideology. And that ideology is the definition of pathetic, IMO. People with that ideology were inseminated by a maggot and birthed of a sheep.

What can be done?

First, we probably should realize by now that it is a complex problem. Hence, there will not be any "one size fits all" simple solution. I liken the situation to the old parable of the blind men and the elephant: a person or small group sees an aspect or part of the problem, but they are blinded from seeing the whole thing. Therefore, they draw conclusions based upon their myopic view. Maybe we need to open our minds to all of the different aspects of the issue in order to "remove the blinders" and see the whole "elephant", consider different views and proposals. Cooperate, rather than being partisan dumbasses all of the time.

Amen.


You're right, it's a very complex issue, but I feel metal detectors are a fine place to start.