The first thing we need to do is see if we can determine the root causes for behavior of this type. I am not a psychologist by any means, but I have observed human behavior for 60 years. I've been the unfortunate witness to the results of the "it's all about me" attitude of a sizable portion of our population today. I've watched the driving attitude of the general public deteriorate from common sense and courtesy into "get out of my way or I'll run you off the road" over the years.
So what are the commonalities within the group of perpetrators?
The first, and obvious, one is that most of them exhibited mental instability to some degree or another before they committed their atrocities.
Second, they all blamed society for their problems, not themselves.
And the third, which has NOT been reported in the major media, is that almost every one was, or had very recently been on, anti-depressive medications. See this :
http://www.ssristories.com/index.php?p=school
Now we need to delve further into the first two causes. What caused these individuals to develop those attitudes? I submit that if you follow it back, you can blame Dr. Spock. Yes, I'm serious. That's where and when our supposedly modern methods of child rearing started. Let me sum that method up very concisely : Never, ever, swat your kid, that's abuse, and does irreparable harm to their self esteem. Cater to their every wish, and give in to their every demand. Refuse to make them eat any vegetables, but all the junk food they want is okay. When they get in trouble as teenagers, it's never their fault. It's their fathers (or mothers) fault, their friends fault, the schools fault. MY kid can do no wrong. Essentially, we are now raising our second generation of spoiled brats.
Then they reach young adulthood, and find out the world does NOT revolve around them. They can NOT have everything their way. And they can't handle it. They have no coping skills because they always got what they wanted. They get frustrated. They get angry. They want to punish the world for causing their anguish.
But will outlawing "assault" weapons altogether, or high capacity magazines, or even private ownership of handguns, provide at least a reduction in the number and severity of these incidents?
The FACTS say otherwise.
Chicago has arguably the toughest gun laws in the nation. FACT : Chicago has one of the highest murder and shootings rates per 100k population in the country. Google it yourself. Baltimore, another state / city with extremely tough gun laws, is right near the top. Washington D.C. had one of the worst rates until they finally passed concealed carry laws a few years ago, and their rate has fallen steadily since.
FACT : Cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and in most states, marijuana, are all illegal. Does that mean they are not available? Do we not have a sizable drug problem in this country? Breaking and entering, robbery, fraud, are all illegal. Do we not have a huge prison population?
FACT : Similar crimes happen in countries where NO private gun ownership is allowed. China is a perfect example. They just use knives, axes, hammers, bombs, or whatever else comes to their minds.
On March 23, 2010, Zheng Minsheng (郑民生)[2] 41, murdered eight children with a knife in an elementary school in Nanping,[3] Fujian province;[4] The attack was widely reported in Chinese media (called 南平实验小学重大凶杀案),[2] sparking fears of copycat crimes.[4] Following a quick trial, Zheng Minsheng was e
xecuted about one month later on April 28.[3]
April 2010
Just a few hours after the execution of Zheng Minsheng in neighboring Fujian Province,[5] in Leizhou,[6] Guangdong another knife-wielding man named Chen Kangbing, 33 (陈康炳)[7] at Hongfu Primary School wounded 16 students and a teacher.[4] Chen Kangbing had been a teacher at a different primary school in Leizhou;[7] he was sentenced to death by a court in Zhanjiang in June.[8] On April 29 in Taixing,[3] Jiangsu, 47-year-old Xu Yuyuan went to Zhongxin Kindergarten[9] and stabbed 28 students, two teachers and one security guard;[4] most of the Taixing students were 4 years old.[10] On April 30, Wang Yonglai used a hammer to cause head injury to preschool children in Weifang,[3] Shandong, then used gasoline to commit suicide by self-immolation.[4]
May 2010
An attacker named Wu Huanming (吴环明), 48, killed seven children and two adults and injured 11 other persons with a cleaver at a kindergarten in Hanzhong, Shaanxi on May 12, 2010;[3] early reports were removed from the internet in China, for fear that mass coverage of such violence can provoke copycat attacks.[3][11] The attacker later committed suicide at his house; he was the landlord of the school,[12] Shengshui Temple private kindergarten, and had been involved in an ongoing dispute with the school administrator about when the school would move out of the building.[12]
On May 18, 2010 at Hainan Institute of Science and Technology (海南科技职业学院), a vocational college in Haikou, Hainan, more than 10 men[13] charged into a dormitory wielding knives around 2:30 am;[14] after attacking the security guard and disabling security cameras, 9 students were injured, 1 seriously.[14] The local men attacked the dorm in an act of revenge and retaliation against college students following conflict the previous day at an off-campus food stall in which 4 students were injured, for a total of 13.[15]
August 2010
On 4 August 2010, 26-year-old Fang Jiantang (方建堂) slashed more than 20 children and staff with a 60 cm knife, killing 3 children and 1 teacher, at a kindergarten in Zibo, Shandong province. Of the injured, 3 other children and 4 teachers were taken to the hospital. After being caught Fang confessed to the crime; his motive is not yet known.[16]
August 2011
Eight children, all aged four or five,[17] were hurt in Minhang District, Shanghai when an employee at a child-care centre for migrant workers slashed them with a box-cutter.[18]
September 2011
In September 2011, a young girl and three adults taking their children to nursery school were killed in Gongyi,[19] Henan by 30-year-old Wang Hongbin with an axe.[20] Another child and an adult were seriously wounded but survived.[21] The suspect is a local farmer who is suspected of being mentally ill.[22]
April 2010
Just a few hours after the execution of Zheng Minsheng in neighboring Fujian Province,[5] in Leizhou,[6] Guangdong another knife-wielding man named Chen Kangbing, 33 (陈康炳)[7] at Hongfu Primary School wounded 16 students and a teacher.[4] Chen Kangbing had been a teacher at a different primary school in Leizhou;[7] he was sentenced to death by a court in Zhanjiang in June.[8] On April 29 in Taixing,[3] Jiangsu, 47-year-old Xu Yuyuan went to Zhongxin Kindergarten[9] and stabbed 28 students, two teachers and one security guard;[4] most of the Taixing students were 4 years old.[10] On April 30, Wang Yonglai used a hammer to cause head injury to preschool children in Weifang,[3] Shandong, then used gasoline to commit suicide by self-immolation.[4]
May 2010
An attacker named Wu Huanming (吴环明), 48, killed seven children and two adults and injured 11 other persons with a cleaver at a kindergarten in Hanzhong, Shaanxi on May 12, 2010;[3] early reports were removed from the internet in China, for fear that mass coverage of such violence can provoke copycat attacks.[3][11] The attacker later committed suicide at his house; he was the landlord of the school,[12] Shengshui Temple private kindergarten, and had been involved in an ongoing dispute with the school administrator about when the school would move out of the building.[12]
On May 18, 2010 at Hainan Institute of Science and Technology (海南科技职业学院), a vocational college in Haikou, Hainan, more than 10 men[13] charged into a dormitory wielding knives around 2:30 am;[14] after attacking the security guard and disabling security cameras, 9 students were injured, 1 seriously.[14] The local men attacked the dorm in an act of revenge and retaliation against college students following conflict the previous day at an off-campus food stall in which 4 students were injured, for a total of 13.[15]
August 2010
On 4 August 2010, 26-year-old Fang Jiantang (方建堂) slashed more than 20 children and staff with a 60 cm knife, killing 3 children and 1 teacher, at a kindergarten in Zibo, Shandong province. Of the injured, 3 other children and 4 teachers were taken to the hospital. After being caught Fang confessed to the crime; his motive is not yet known.[16]
August 2011
Eight children, all aged four or five,[17] were hurt in Minhang District, Shanghai when an employee at a child-care centre for migrant workers slashed them with a box-cutter.[18]
September 2011
In September 2011, a young girl and three adults taking their children to nursery school were killed in Gongyi,[19] Henan by 30-year-old Wang Hongbin with an axe.[20] Another child and an adult were seriously wounded but survived.[21] The suspect is a local farmer who is suspected of being mentally ill.[22]
In every state / city that I am aware of, crime rates drop when concealed carry is approved. No, the possible presence of armed resistance may not deter a nutcase from attempting / initiating his crime. Losing ANY child is not acceptable, but if just one of the on scene school personnel had been trained and armed, the scope of this tragedy may not have been quite as bad.
And one last thing : I believe it was Solzhenitsyn talking about the USSR who first said "If there is no God, then there is no right and no wrong". The atheists have succeeded in outlawing God from our educational system, our government, and would love to do it in our private lives. Well, that is if you believe in the Christian God. It's okay to celebrate any other god or religious holidays, but don't you dare talk about Jesus Christ. Yeah, yeah, I know. If there is a God, how could He let things like this happen? Because He was the originator of true freedom. He gives us the power to decide. Solzhenitsyn
Please pray for God to grant peace and healing to everyone affected by this evil.
Dumb Farmer
Note : Thank you Matt for the data links.
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