Warning - Very Disturbing!
Check out the video and the MSN Profile. Warning signs are easy to read with 20\20 hindsight but this kid was obviously very troubled. Unfortunately, these types do not start by killing a stray cat or dog and progressing to humans from there.
Not everyone that has an MSN profile or has made a short video like this kid will go out and start a massacre but it is still very distressing.
School Killer MSN Profile and Video
I am not a parent but I certainly do not envy anyone raising a child in today’s society. You may be the best parent ever but there is so much societal interference compared to the previous generation that it seems very difficult but certainly not impossible for someone to raise a well-behaved, respectful child today. You factor in being a single parent family and the pressure is that much greater.
The effect of technology (video games,internet,etc.) on little minds did not exist with “pong” like they do in today’s society.
I believe that school teachers used to play a much more integral part in the molding of our youth and now, I think that they may be severely limited in which disciplinary and other actions to employ that is necessary to achieve that.
You look at the billions spent on gun control. Weren’t the guns in this instance perfectly legal registered weapons? Would the billions of dollars spent on gun control have been better off spent on programs to help troubled youths, for educational school programs, summer camp programs, training counsellors, etc.?
I am not a lawyer, but is the Young Offenders Act in Canada working? Isn’t it a bit hippocritical that in Canada, the names of the young offenders may not be disclosed no matter what they do. But, when a young offender from another country, such as in this case, loses control, then Canada can publicize the name of the offender and pretty much anything else. What will happen when a young Canadian citizen loses control in another country. Does he\she lose their right as a young offender? I know with the technology of today, if information is public in one location, then it is public worldwide which makes publicity banns impossible in such instances.
Media and society make such a big deal out of sexual issues and content. What a big hullabaloo that was for Janet Jackson to bear her breast and also, do not dare say “shit” on prime time TV. It’s ok to have someone go on a rampage and shoot anyone in their way on a TV show or show violent reality “Cop” shows. Wasn’t “Kill Bill” a deep meaningful movie. I’m sure that no one under 18 watched that!
The past was not without its problems and a lot of those problems never reached us by the media available in those days. But I think that now, these instances are more frequent and more violent as well as more publicized.
The parents of the dead and the wounded are grieving very deeply and very hurt by what has happened. How about the parents of the offender? They will be second guessing themselves for the rest of their lives. Could they have done something different! Did they not see any signs? Was it their fault somehow? Where did they fail?
These are just some personal thoughts and opinions. I have no degree in psychology or any of that and if I am erroneous in any of this, please correct me.
There are still wonderful children out there being brought up by great parent(s) and I see them every day. The terrible incidents are caused by such a tiny percentage that we have to appreciate that most parents are doing their best and are doing a fine job. Kudos to today’s parents! Keep up the good work Moms and Dads.
M
Check out the video and the MSN Profile. Warning signs are easy to read with 20\20 hindsight but this kid was obviously very troubled. Unfortunately, these types do not start by killing a stray cat or dog and progressing to humans from there.
Not everyone that has an MSN profile or has made a short video like this kid will go out and start a massacre but it is still very distressing.
School Killer MSN Profile and Video
I am not a parent but I certainly do not envy anyone raising a child in today’s society. You may be the best parent ever but there is so much societal interference compared to the previous generation that it seems very difficult but certainly not impossible for someone to raise a well-behaved, respectful child today. You factor in being a single parent family and the pressure is that much greater.
The effect of technology (video games,internet,etc.) on little minds did not exist with “pong” like they do in today’s society.
I believe that school teachers used to play a much more integral part in the molding of our youth and now, I think that they may be severely limited in which disciplinary and other actions to employ that is necessary to achieve that.
You look at the billions spent on gun control. Weren’t the guns in this instance perfectly legal registered weapons? Would the billions of dollars spent on gun control have been better off spent on programs to help troubled youths, for educational school programs, summer camp programs, training counsellors, etc.?
I am not a lawyer, but is the Young Offenders Act in Canada working? Isn’t it a bit hippocritical that in Canada, the names of the young offenders may not be disclosed no matter what they do. But, when a young offender from another country, such as in this case, loses control, then Canada can publicize the name of the offender and pretty much anything else. What will happen when a young Canadian citizen loses control in another country. Does he\she lose their right as a young offender? I know with the technology of today, if information is public in one location, then it is public worldwide which makes publicity banns impossible in such instances.
Media and society make such a big deal out of sexual issues and content. What a big hullabaloo that was for Janet Jackson to bear her breast and also, do not dare say “shit” on prime time TV. It’s ok to have someone go on a rampage and shoot anyone in their way on a TV show or show violent reality “Cop” shows. Wasn’t “Kill Bill” a deep meaningful movie. I’m sure that no one under 18 watched that!
The past was not without its problems and a lot of those problems never reached us by the media available in those days. But I think that now, these instances are more frequent and more violent as well as more publicized.
The parents of the dead and the wounded are grieving very deeply and very hurt by what has happened. How about the parents of the offender? They will be second guessing themselves for the rest of their lives. Could they have done something different! Did they not see any signs? Was it their fault somehow? Where did they fail?
These are just some personal thoughts and opinions. I have no degree in psychology or any of that and if I am erroneous in any of this, please correct me.
There are still wonderful children out there being brought up by great parent(s) and I see them every day. The terrible incidents are caused by such a tiny percentage that we have to appreciate that most parents are doing their best and are doing a fine job. Kudos to today’s parents! Keep up the good work Moms and Dads.
M
