Stabbing spree at high school!

[Kptlt. Neuerburg]

A student went on a stabbing rampage through the classrooms and halls of a high school outside Pittsburgh on Wednesday morning, authorities said. As many as 20 students were hurt, some with life-threatening injuries.
The suspect is in custody and is being questioned by police.

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/sch...oodbath-n75536

[Jimbuna]

Just discussing this with Steve on Skype....more madness.

[TheDarkWraith]

Can't wait to see how this plays out in the media Next they will be calling for knife legislation I mean it's only fair right? If someone did this with a firearm then the media would be all over it saying ban guns, new guns laws, etc. etc

[swamprat69er]

What makes people do these things? These are just kids.

[Kptlt. Neuerburg]

Originally Posted by swamprat69er

What makes people do these things? These are just kids.

Any number of reasons, bullying, peer pressure, lack of attention, abuse, hazing. Chances are though it's going to be for a dumb reason. @TheDarkWraith, I knew someone was going to say that sooner or later.

[TheDarkWraith]

Originally Posted by Kptlt. Hellmut Neuerburg

Any number of reasons, bullying, peer pressure, lack of attention, abuse, hazing. Chances are though it's going to be for a dumb reason.

What I'd be curious to know is if the kid came from a single parent family (single mom) or from a family whose parents both work long hours. Lack of father figures isn't helping the world today and the increase in single parent households isn't helping either. Having both parents who work also doesn't help because majority of the time they don't have 'time' for their kids and thus the kids find other ways to get attention

[AVGWarhawk]

Schools need metal detectors. 3-5 doors for entering the school. These are manned. Let's face it, we are only kidding ourselves all is well in the psyche of budding teenager.

[Kptlt. Neuerburg]

Originally Posted by TheDarkWraith

What I'd be curious to know is if the kid came from a single parent family (single mom) or from a family whose parents both work long hours. Lack of father figures isn't helping the world today and the increase in single parent households isn't helping either. Having both parents who work also doesn't help because majority of the time they don't have 'time' for their kids and thus the kids find other ways to get attention

There is also the possibility of the parents being divorced and working, I've know quite a number of people who's parents are divorced and 9/10 time the child ends up hating the new step parent. Different events effect different people in different ways, some can deal with it and others can't.

[TheDarkWraith]

Originally Posted by Kptlt. Hellmut Neuerburg

There is also the possibility of the parents being divorced and working, I've know quite a number of people who's parents are divorced and 9/10 time the child ends up hating the new step parent. Different events effect different people in different ways, some can deal with it and others can't.

Very true I can identify instances of this just in my neighborhood. Out of 18 homes 5 are single family, 3 have step parents, and the rest are either single with no kids or married with kids with one parent as a stay at home parent. The single family and step parent home's kids are always in some form of trouble. Those kids are starving for attention.

[Armistead]

Originally Posted by Kptlt. Hellmut Neuerburg

Any number of reasons, bullying, peer pressure, lack of attention, abuse, hazing. Chances are though it's going to be for a dumb reason. @TheDarkWraith, I knew someone was going to say that sooner or later.

My generation went through all of that and we didn't have these numerous mass attacks. I think the difference is the entitled mindset. Kids today aren't taught that life is tough, they're taught they're all winners.

Add to that a climate of violence and social media. In my day you had shoot em up shows, but there was always a clear line between right and wrong, good and bad..

[swamprat69er]

Originally Posted by Armistead

My generation went through all of that and we didn't have these numerous mass attacks. I think the difference is the entitled mindset. Kids today aren't taught that life is tough, they're taught they're all winners.

Add to that a climate of violence and social media. In my day you had shoot em up shows, but there was always a clear line between right and wrong, good and bad..

Mine too.

[TheDarkWraith]

Originally Posted by Armistead

My generation went through all of that and we didn't have these numerous mass attacks. I think the difference is the entitled mindset. Kids today aren't taught that life is tough, they're taught they're all winners.

Add to that a climate of violence and social media. In my day you had shoot em up shows, but there was always a clear line between right and wrong, good and bad..

Same here. We also were taught that you don't just give up because it's the easiest thing to do (divorce for instance ). Once you married it was for life. I have a problem with 'for life' and being selfish with my time and toys thus I never ventured down that path We also were taught that you don't have kids unless you have the time and resources to provide for them. I don't think these are being taught in today's world. Actually I think that morals and values are going by the wayside every year that passes by

It could also be this entitlement, greed society we live in as to why kids are so screwed up

[Schroeder]

Whatever the reasons are I'll never understand that some people will go after random victims. If I feel the need to pay back a bully or certain people then I would go after those people and not randomly attack everyone I come across.

[Kptlt. Neuerburg]

When I was in middle school I was bullied, but I learned to just ignore them and if it started to get out of hand to find a teacher or staff member. But I also learned the hard way that in some instances the teachers or staff members just didn't care or want to do anything about it, plus suspending a bully was more like a slap on the wrist more then anything else. There are so many factors to pre-teens, and teenagers doing things like this then there used to be, parents use TV and video games like a pacifier, they don't always tell their kids right from wrong, they might not pay enough attention to their kid(s), peer pressure and popularity when a kid is in school is a big deal (to them), sometimes telling an adult that there is a bullying problem doesn't work when the adult doesn't listen or just doesn't care, and more often the not kids take things that are said on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter more the less at face value (not always but it is happening more often then it used to.), in some cases the parents of bullies instead of disciplining their kids they spoil them (spare the rod, spoil the child), in others the parents are abusive either because their parents where or their are addicts or both in which case the child grows up thinking that this is an acceptable thing to do to others.

[Wolferz]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Schools need metal detectors. 3-5 doors for entering the school. These are manned. Let's face it, we are only kidding ourselves all is well in the psyche of budding teenager.

Good idea. Get them acclimated to their next place of residence...
Prison.
Many schools already have metal detectors and security personnel. Some even have a police officer stationed on site. The high school here keeps the doors locked and you can't get in unless someone lets you in and you need an appointment to gain entry. (prison)

The last time I was in my high school, the security guards were gathering after I completed my business there. They looked like they were spoiling for a fight until my former biology teacher came along and addressed me by name.