The mall shooting that recently occurred is a sign of the times and does not seem to phase our society. This event will undoubtedly play itself out at a mall near you in the future. Kids are always going to have difficulty coping in a society that values material objects over a human being. The pressure that a lot of these kids are under seems to them to be insurmountable. Unfortunately, it probably is and they have no way of dealing with it. From the news reports, the shooter was raised in the juvenile justice system for his past transgressions. It appears that his problems were not resolved and thus he took his anger out on several innocent people. To those of you that think that mental health issues are isolated, just look at the faces of the family members of the fallen victims and tell me if you still believe that it is isolated. Wake up people, it could happen to anyone one of us, but what are we to do?
"Introspection is a useful way of getting rid of mental garbage." Dr. BLR
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