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Friday, March 16, 2018

The Crisis of Fatherless Shooters

In the wake of the Parkland massacre, the age-old question, “Am I my brother’s keeper?” has a newfound relevance.

As another mass school shooting stuns Americans, it is time to talk about not just how to protect students from shooters, but also about what must happen so that fewer students become shooters in the first place.

It is crucial to talk about how more American children can grow up with the emotional, psychological, and spiritual security that comes from relationships where one is deeply cared for, connected, and known.

For what lies inside so many school shooters is a deep void of identity and relationship that they tragically seek to fill through nihilistic violence.

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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

There are more children being raised in 1 (one) parent homes who are not shooters. Mental illness of the individual is the downfall to these people becoming who they are.

Anonymous said...

A deep void of idenity and relationship that they tragicilly seek to fill through nihilistic violence.That looks like something someone wrote for a government fundes reshearch grant. Why not just say they need a father in the home to kick their butt once in awhile and teach them how to proudly stand up and be a man.

Anonymous said...

not all shooters are students

Anonymous said...

The blame lies with the school administrative staff, the police and the FBI for doing NOTHING after all these kids and teachers warned that this would happen. The government wants you to think you need them for protection but they only want your money. It's a step BELOW a Mafia protection racket.

Anonymous said...

He has a point . Children need a father figure in the home. To teach them how to be a man and to whoop their ass when they stray and start acting like little thugs. If the kids don't have a REAL father/mother figure then they can just do what they want and not be taught right from wrong from a real man's perspective