I can agree that the metal detectors/screenings are a bad solution, but I do not agree there is no problem.Quote by: LetThereBe
I can agree that the metal detectors/screenings are a bad solution, but I do not agree there is no problem.
All I see when I look down, something jumpin' on the ground, Scratchin' dirt, cluckin' in the barnyard -
Tell me, could that be you?
John Kay
People can click, or not. And I do restate my opinions as the thread progresses. The column usually takes a specific skews, whereas here I try to follow the thread as it develops. If I were just "promoting" my column I wouldn't contribute at all.
The problem, I suspect, is cultural. Other societies with high gun ownership don't have the gun violence we have here in the states.
We're a global military and economic empire. We worship our military and see violence and force as laudable. Our national ethos is dominated by the tough guy archetype. We're the baddest dudes on the block. Many of our media heroes are tough guys who use violence to solve problems. Our police are becoming increasingly militarized.
The gun symbolizes power, potency and superiority. In the US, it's cool to be a bad-ass.
In our quest to dominate the world and our irrational preoccupation with terrorists and foreign threats, we've transformed our society into a nest of vipers.
I suspect it has more to do with our economic factors. We're a highly unequal society. Poor people commit by far the greatest share of violent crime. If we took steps to eliminate this inequality, our violence would diminish greatly.
A man said to the universe:
"Sir, I exist!"
"However," replied the universe,
"The fact has not created in me
A sense of obligation."
-- Stephen Crane
Both of you are dead wrong about this case. The suspect was James Holmes, a 24 year old PH.D. student in NeuroScience at the University of Colorado.
"Though Holmes was apparently a gifted scientist who had received a federal grant to work on his Ph.D. at one of the most competitive neuroscience programs in the country, he was a loner who -- oddly for a young scientist -- seemed to have no Internet presence...
Holmes is originally from San Diego, where he once reportedly worked as a camp counselor for underprivileged children. He was an honors student at Westview High School, but did not walk in his graduation ceremony...
"This was this nice kid, grew up in a nice neighborhood. And I don't know what happened," said Kim Goff, Holmes' mother's neighbor.
In 2010, he graduated with top honors from University of California Riverside with a bachelors of science in neuroscience, and then moved to Aurora to pursue his education at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.
Holmes was an honors student and Ph.D. candidate at the school's graduate program in neuroscience until he voluntarily withdrew from the program in June.
He was one of six recipients of a Neuroscience Training Grant from the National Institutes of Health, which funds pre-thesis Ph.D. students in the neuroscience program at the nschutz Medical Campus.
According to the university, the focus of the program is on "training outstanding neuroscientists and academicians who will make significant contributions to neurobiology."
How is it "dead wrong" when I said "greatly diminish", not "completely eliminate"? Anders Breivik was also highly intelligent and not exactly poor (how could he be, he lived in Norway).Both of you are dead wrong about this case. The suspect was James Holmes, a 24 year old PH.D. student in NeuroScience at the University of Colorado.
A man said to the universe:
"Sir, I exist!"
"However," replied the universe,
"The fact has not created in me
A sense of obligation."
-- Stephen Crane
The issue in this case is not "economic factors". The issue in this case is not "inequality". The issue in this case is not "poor people". None of these terms apply to the shooter Holmes.
How is it "dead wrong" when I said "greatly diminish", not "completely eliminate"?
A man said to the universe:
"Sir, I exist!"
"However," replied the universe,
"The fact has not created in me
A sense of obligation."
-- Stephen Crane
Because economic inequality is not even relevant to this case.
You're right, it isn't. How am I wrong in asserting that the prevalence of murder would greatly diminish should these issues be addressed?
A man said to the universe:
"Sir, I exist!"
"However," replied the universe,
"The fact has not created in me
A sense of obligation."
-- Stephen Crane
I stated you are "dead wrong about this case". You stated that you "suspect it has to do more with economic factors". This case has nothing to do with economic factors. The rest of your post is irrelevant to the case as economic factors are not related to this case.
But I was not referring to "this case". I was referring to seyorni's post directly above mine. In short, please learn to read in the context of the thread.I stated you are "dead wrong about this case".
A man said to the universe:
"Sir, I exist!"
"However," replied the universe,
"The fact has not created in me
A sense of obligation."
-- Stephen Crane
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