| I would bet that all of us who were alive when JFK was shot remember exactly where we were at and how we felt - much the same as the Challenger disaster, 9/11 etc. Those were a few of many horrific events that shocked our souls.
Haven't our children been desensitized to violence and death because of live TV in war zones, movies, games, rap music - that graphically display or even encourage a lack of value of human life?
That lack of social sensitivity has influenced a growing lack of respect, both in schools and at home. Combined with overworked parents, legal restraints on discipline, and breakdown of family units and values, we have the result - children that carry guns to school.
I never encourage censorship, but I do feel we all have some responsibility for what we have encouraged or caused. How do we change the course we are on?
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We could learn a lot from crayons... Some are sharp, some are pretty and some are dull. Some have weird names, and all are different colors, but they all have to live in the same box |