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Virginia Tech

Posted by Little Miss Know it All

April 24, 2007 |

So many accusations, so-called solutions, finger pointing and name calling is going on in the wake of the shootings last week. 

Please, stop.

I am so tired of pro-gun/anti-gun.  Of, its the security.  It’s the school’s fault for letting him be on campus.  It’s Virginia’s fault for not locking him up.  Everyone has their solution and someone to blame, and it usually involves a symptom of his problems, not the root.

We as a society have to quit looking for blame to be assigned, for quick fixes.  The problems we see in Paducah, Columbine and Virginia Tech did not happen in a vaccum, and they didn’t happen overnight.  The solutions aren’t going to be quick and painless either.

We see isolated, bullied, taunted children.  We see mental illness and a health care system which looks for the cheapest, quickest fix.  We see an access to violence that was unimaginable just 30 years ago.  We see a society that is so determined to be independent, let-me-do-it-my-way, that killers like these boys are able to exist on their own, without a family or community that intervenes and supports until health is acheived.

Honestly, money and people are the answer.  More money for mental health care, more people involved in other people’s lives.  Are we willing to spend our time and money on others?  Or are we going to continue on our self-centered trend of “what I want is King?”

For more on possible solutions, head over to Jessie’s blog at MommyBabble.  I wholeheartedly agree with Jessie, and as a mom of an autistic son, I wonder when bullying is finally going to be treated as a serious threat, and not just ”kids will be kids.”


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  1. Lynda on April 30, 2007 3:06 pm

    Amen! A troubled young man was in the hospital and he was sent on his way and told to take his meds!? His family knew he had problems since he was a little boy. What kind of help did they get for him? That’s where it must start. If Mom and Dad aren’t observant and proacive enough to get their troubled son the help he needs, why should we expect the school system or university or government to do it? Responsibility for our children must begin at home. Our most important job as parents is to raise our children to be healthy adults — both physically AND mentally! We must teach our children to respect themselves and each other.

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