desk. The door bursts open and shots go off. I hear bodies fall. You have a right to fear mental illnesses, because in the last school shooting, the shooter had been mentally ill. First, I wanted to know more about what makes a person do something so horrific. An unsettling discovery was that most of the attackers suffer from depression and are suicidal. “The Safe School Initiative did not find that mental illness was prevalent among attackers, but only about a third of the subjects had undergone
The likelihood that violence will increase could be higher when a teacher is armed. Teachers, just as much as students, have the potential as well to start a school shooting. Although, teachers would have an advantage over the typical school shooter by starting a school shooting from the inside and not from the outside, since a typical school shooter arrives at a school and is not already there when commencing their rampage. A teacher causing a school shooting would be due to the guns that would
by his ability to become one. A boy is not worthy until he has proven his masculinity. This age old belief is intertwined within the school shooting epidemic, in more ways than one. The subconscious motivation to prove masculinity, and the evident solve of violence to do is a likely underlayer of school shootings. It can also be hypothesized that most school shootings are a form of suicide. Whether they have the intention of killing themselves following the act, or they are killed by police in their
Gun violence and gun control are very touchy subjects. These topics are specifically two sided and no middle space. As millennials, we all have grown up knowing that school shooting happen and in high schools, middle schools and colleges all too often. We have had to practice drills for school shootings and although it may be a smart idea for us to be safe rather than sorry, should we have to worry that someone will be coming to school with the possibility of being shot. After watching the movie
approximately 74 school shootings in the last eighteen months. The real question we should be asking ourselves is why does this keep happening? Why do the teens that commit the shootings feel so hateful towards their peers? Why do they take innocent lives and at times, their own? When students went to school on April 20 of 1999, they did not think of it any differently than any other day. However, for Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold they decided to commit one of the most severe and well-known school shootings
issue of violence in our schools has become increasingly popular. Violence means the use of force to achieve an end, especially to dominate someone or impose something. Violence, both physical, psychological, verbal, sexual, among other forms of violence affects the academic and social performance of students and even endangers their lives either by murder or suicide. According to psychologist Michele Paludi, the United States is one of the countries with the most mass shootings in schools worldwide
Today's society is very similar to the society described in the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. The dystopian novel depicts a world in which the violence of humans is occurring at a very high rate, much like the violent events that take place today. Clarisse McClellan told Montag about the kids in her school and the way that they treat each other. Unfortunately it wasn't in a friendly, good-natured manner, rather it was quite unnerving. She explains to Montag that she’s, "afraid of children
School shootings, specifically those dramatic in nature, disrupt the universally accepted belief that schools are a safe haven for kids. No matter how horrible a child’s home life is, school is meant to not only educate, but also protect students. School shootings challenge this belief. People constantly search for answers to these acts of violence. Society will often blame mature video games, bullying, and stress. However, these factors are merely scapegoats for the actual cause of school violence
people think it’s a good idea to own a gun, they seem to forget that a gun does more harm than good to the society. Gun violence is alarming in the United States, and the repercussions are increasingly visible. Atleast 50,000 are injured and 11,000 people killed in assaults involving guns annually. Among people between the age of 15 and 24, nine of every 100,000 die due to gun violence. Due to the flawed gun control laws within America, the ability to come into possession of a gun has become
and economic loss". School shootings have become an epidemic in America today. With gun laws being so irrelevant and everyday more shootings happening I have taken this step to try and develop new policies that will ensure the safety of our students and staff. It seems as though the safety laws that are being used today in schools are not beneficial and are not keeping our kids safe. U.S. News reported back in 2014 “there were at least 24 school shootings in the 2012-13 school year”. U.S. News also