Guns, Apathy and Media Power
In The United States, rampage shootings at schools, colleges or any public place are more commons every day. It is such a complex problem, because is the consequence of the mix of various fails of the system and the society. Hence, there are some principal aspects that should change to achieve avoid this types of carnages: the gun control in The United States, the behavior of society in front of the criminal before of become criminal, and the “blame culture”, that is the reaction of people in front of the criminal then of commit the crime. First, it has to be mentioned the gun control. The Second Amendment of The Constitution of The United Sates it is responsible of protect the right of the people to keep and bear …show more content…
But, there it is another type of criminal. The megalomaniac that justified his acts in base of life philosophy, revolutionary beliefs and sometimes races conviction. This one is ignored by society but in a different way: people pay no attention to his dangerous signals. Both profiles are rejected and avoid for society. In addition, some of them have physiologic problems, depression or cerebral tumors, such as Charles Whitman, the shooter of the University of Texas, that had a cerebral tumor that later was associated with his criminal behavior. Finally, the “Blame Culture”. In the first hours then of a shooting, “the focus is on the relief effort and the emergency services are portrayed as heroes, then after a day or two, a blame culture may set in, and the hunt is on to pin responsibility on identifiable individuals” (book). This is a counterproductive phenomenon. The families of the victims are harassed by the media. Everyone wants to know about the criminal, his motivation, his hobbies, and his life. Then start de hate, and sometimes the love. The majority start to feel compassion and sadness for the victims, and repudiation and resentment against the criminal. But some minority, get fascinated about the perpetrator and even support …show more content…
Incidentally, the criminal act become in a huge event, people talk about it and at the end the perpetrator become in a notorious person, but contrary, the victims’ names will be erase by the time. All in all, if I could do changes, the principal thing it will be the modification of the Second Amendment. Buy a gun it will become a difficult and tedious procedure, almost impossible. Then, I will take off the apathy from people minds. I will make them more sensitive about unusual behaviors and
In The United States, rampage shootings at schools, colleges or any public place are more commons every day. It is such a complex problem, because is the consequence of the mix of various fails of the system and the society. Hence, there are some principal aspects that should change to achieve avoid this types of carnages: the gun control in The United States, the behavior of society in front of the criminal before of become criminal, and the “blame culture”, that is the reaction of people in front of the criminal then of commit the crime. First, it has to be mentioned the gun control. The Second Amendment of The Constitution of The United Sates it is responsible of protect the right of the people to keep and bear …show more content…
But, there it is another type of criminal. The megalomaniac that justified his acts in base of life philosophy, revolutionary beliefs and sometimes races conviction. This one is ignored by society but in a different way: people pay no attention to his dangerous signals. Both profiles are rejected and avoid for society. In addition, some of them have physiologic problems, depression or cerebral tumors, such as Charles Whitman, the shooter of the University of Texas, that had a cerebral tumor that later was associated with his criminal behavior. Finally, the “Blame Culture”. In the first hours then of a shooting, “the focus is on the relief effort and the emergency services are portrayed as heroes, then after a day or two, a blame culture may set in, and the hunt is on to pin responsibility on identifiable individuals” (book). This is a counterproductive phenomenon. The families of the victims are harassed by the media. Everyone wants to know about the criminal, his motivation, his hobbies, and his life. Then start de hate, and sometimes the love. The majority start to feel compassion and sadness for the victims, and repudiation and resentment against the criminal. But some minority, get fascinated about the perpetrator and even support …show more content…
Incidentally, the criminal act become in a huge event, people talk about it and at the end the perpetrator become in a notorious person, but contrary, the victims’ names will be erase by the time. All in all, if I could do changes, the principal thing it will be the modification of the Second Amendment. Buy a gun it will become a difficult and tedious procedure, almost impossible. Then, I will take off the apathy from people minds. I will make them more sensitive about unusual behaviors and