Stop School Shootings

People are good. People’s actions are not always so. As the saying goes, bad things happen to good people. Wars happen all around the world every day. Nobody deserves to die. But it happens. Wars are not the only place in which people die before their time. Drive-by shootings happen all the time as do school school shootings. School violence includes more than shootings, though. Bullying is included under that category. There is a plethora of reasons as to why a person would feel the need to harm or kill another person but no matter what, forcing pain on someone else is unnecessary and should be stopped. School violence is not only due to bullying, but also the lack of God in American school systems and America in general, and excessive media …show more content…
“In 2002, a report released by the U.S. Secret Service concluded that bullying played a significant role in school shootings and that efforts should be made to eliminate bullying behavior” (Ferrell-Smith). Not every person that has been bullied feels the need to hurt other people. Mental illness plays a part also. Psychopaths are generally the ones to kill other people, but more than mentally ill people are bullied. Bully victims can have low self-esteem and/or depression well into adulthood. Sixty percent of male bullies from sixth through ninth grade were convicted of at least one crime by the age of 24 compared to their non-bully counterparts at 23 percent. School shooters and bullies do not act like that for no reason. School shooters are often victims of bullying so they eventually feel and act like a victim. The crazy ones make hit lists and some act upon it. Others do not even make a hit list. They simply go into a school with guns blazing, literally. Professionals must study their minds and figure out why they want to do such an act and try to convince them …show more content…
It may even be worse since cyberbullies are not left at school. The bully can terrorize a person at home. Victims of cyberbullying occasionally commit suicide or worse. “Harmful messages intended to undermine the reputation of a victim can be far more damaging than face-to-face altercations. Instead of remaining a private matter or event known by only a small group, text or photographs can be communicated to a large audience in a short amount of time. (Strom)" Ever since cell phones became popular young people have used them. Now, when cell phones and computers are more advanced, people have an easier time harassing others online. Cyberbullying does not harm a person physically unless the pain is self-inflicted or the victim hurts someone else. But, because cyberbullies are online and fairly anonymous, it can be more difficult to track down the offender. Cyberbullies are in one place yet they are