April 04, 2012
The shooting of Trayvon Martin on February 26, 2012 has become one of the most well-known events of the year so far.
The case is generating enormous publicity because Martin's killer has not been arrested or charged with any criminal act, despite widespread perception that he committed murder, or at least lied about the circumstances leading to the shooting.
On February 26, around 7:00 PM, in Sanford Florida, a neighborhood watch volunteer...
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March 25, 2012
After an act of violence at a school, all the Facebook and twitter posts and any other written messages produced by the shooter instantly turn into top news stories. In nearly every case, the shooter has left threatening or morbid messages in the weeks and months leading up to their rampage.
In T.J. Lane's case at Chardon High School, a bizarre poem has turned up on his Facebook profile, posted a few...
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March 15, 2012
The shooting in Chardon High School a few weeks ago inevitably raises the question of gun control. The gun in question was a .22 caliber revolver which TJ Lane stole from his grandfather, who owned it legally. It is helpful to first review the existing gun control laws that relate to the case before discussing whether stronger laws are necessary.
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March 09, 2012
School shootings feel more shocking and more tragic than other kinds of shootings. In the U.S. there are numerous fatal shootings every day. Our big cities see so much violence that the reports are simply added to the nightly news without any particular urgency or surprise. In general, when a murder occurs, people assume it was committed within a dysfunctional family, or was drug related. Nobody asks why it happened because we just assume that murders happen sometimes.
When school shootings happen, the country drops everything and focuses on the victims and the shooter, searching for answers. There are many schools of thought on why school shootings happen. Let’s look at a few of them...
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