Sunday, December 16, 2012

Public Executions Ramping Up

This artist's cartoon says it all. Public shootings by mentally disturbed individuals seem to be on the increase. Enough is enough. What motivates a person to take innocent lives?

The recent incident at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut was where the perpetrator's mother taught. She apparently collected guns; thereby, maintaining an arsenal at home from which her resident son could choose.

Yet, those intent on using assault weapons obtain them in one way or another.

It seems impossible to identify individuals who might have a tendency to act out by committing mass executions. Occasionally there are behavioral clues from a person that reveal a suspicious lack of balance. And quite often such signals are ignored.

What is the answer to this problem? Should there be a multi-faceted approach to a solution? How do we turn this situation around?

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