iamwhatiseem
Diamond Member
Sadly, the President of the United States was first.
And others are joining in, one can expect today there will be all manner of claims and wild assumptions.
I will say this:
1) RACISM CLAIM...this act is not systemic of anything other than the insanity of one person. He represents no one but himself.
2) AMERICA IS SO VIOLENT... As a whole, we are not. Despite charts some post up, and per capita claims that make no distinctions among the general population and small extremely violent cultures in very, very isolated areas. Of the 320,000,000 people living in America - the vast majority live peaceful lives never experiencing any kind of violence.
3) GUN LAWS - Have nothing to do with it. This sick kid could not buy a gun in SC according to their laws that prohibit drug offenders from owning a gun. At least as I understand it. What one does have to be concerned about is why in the hell did his father give him one? Quit school, several arrest, obvious mentally unstable...his father knew all of these things. Giving a gun to someone with such obvious poor decision making ability is just insane. Dylan having a gun - is on his father, not the state.
And finally...there are no laws a government can possibly make to stop insane people from doing insane things. Other than going back to the days of basically imprisoning mentally ill people - there is nothing that can prevent a tragedy like this one in regards to the judicial system. Only family members have even a chance at recognizing a problem and try to get the person help. But even they cannot stop a madman from being mad.
And others are joining in, one can expect today there will be all manner of claims and wild assumptions.
I will say this:
1) RACISM CLAIM...this act is not systemic of anything other than the insanity of one person. He represents no one but himself.
2) AMERICA IS SO VIOLENT... As a whole, we are not. Despite charts some post up, and per capita claims that make no distinctions among the general population and small extremely violent cultures in very, very isolated areas. Of the 320,000,000 people living in America - the vast majority live peaceful lives never experiencing any kind of violence.
3) GUN LAWS - Have nothing to do with it. This sick kid could not buy a gun in SC according to their laws that prohibit drug offenders from owning a gun. At least as I understand it. What one does have to be concerned about is why in the hell did his father give him one? Quit school, several arrest, obvious mentally unstable...his father knew all of these things. Giving a gun to someone with such obvious poor decision making ability is just insane. Dylan having a gun - is on his father, not the state.
And finally...there are no laws a government can possibly make to stop insane people from doing insane things. Other than going back to the days of basically imprisoning mentally ill people - there is nothing that can prevent a tragedy like this one in regards to the judicial system. Only family members have even a chance at recognizing a problem and try to get the person help. But even they cannot stop a madman from being mad.