Is our society today creating a higher percentage of young adults with mental health issues and extreme violence tendencies than decades ago? Another school shooting yesterday by a teenager makes me wonder what we as a society are doing wrong.
I don’t buy into the problem is gun ownership and availability. And I do not think if we passed some more gun laws the problem would decrease. I’m not a gun owner and an expert on guns. But I feel there is a big jump to put the blame on the gun.
What is causing more young people today than ever before to plan and carry out mass shootings at schools and public areas? They are not attacks occurring because of spur of the moment anger. They are planned over days, months or years. There does not seem to be any thought process of the perpetrator to cause them to stop their warped mindset and planned killing.
Is the proliferation of violent video games part of the problem that pushes them to be void of societal norms? Is social media obsession with much of their waking hours contributing to their disconnect? Is the constant pushing for them to question their sexual identity at an early age and not waiting until they are adults causing confusion and anger in their heads?
I do not know what the answers are. But as a society we obviously are not addressing the problems. The mass shootings continue on.
