Bill, respectfully, I must disagree. One only need look back to Charles Whitman and the Texas tower shootings (Aug-1-1966). Whitman was (and as far as I know still IS) was the youngest at 12yrs of age to become an Eagle scout, was also at age 6 said to have an IQ of 172. I woundnt said youre wrong as I believe that a person involved in social events helps them grow. But again, we all know of the loners, people laugh at and make fun of...weve all seen it. I had a classmate in high school commit suicide just after graduation. Still, all these years later I ask myself why?ORIGINAL: druggistnut
I'll guarantee you that it is not the kids involved in sports, band, student council, etc... that have the issues. The ones that hang out with "weird" kids, like the Goths, or by themselves, are the ones that need to be identified and interviewed by a professional, not a school counselor.
But, you cant judge the proverbial book by its cover. Whitman`s family was disfunctional with an abusive father and Mother who didnt divorce the father until later. Though one questions why neither of the siblings had any problems?. Whitman went on to try and get "help" but nothing was done. He went as far in the suicide notes to ask his brain and body be autopsied to find a cause and lo and behold a tumor.
Interestingly enough, he shot 43 people (after using a knife to kill his wife and Mother) with a common Remington M-700 in 6mm caliber. A BOLT ACTION......Everyone wants to hate the dreaded black guns. They like to shoot high cap mags because the guys use them for plinking and shooting at the ranges. Most dont like to load five shoot five. Some like to use them for hunting (varmints deer etc) with the 5rd mags. Sadly, there will always be events like this in history. The antis are all over this like rabid dogs to push an agenda. Iam all for reason and logic, not knee jerk reactions (Feinstein,Schumer and the list goes on).
This is going to divide this country even more, by those who figure big brother can protect them 24/7 and those who would rather do it themselves...Oh what a wonderful world in which we live. Compound this with all the stress of the world cominag apart at the seams and is there a wonder people are "losing it"?..