tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191339539870451946.post3219678718480211489..comments2012-12-16T09:17:09.661-08:00Comments on Rev. Fr. Stephen D. Wilson: Why Does America Raise Monsters?Reverend Father Stephen D. Wilson h.D.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04691445850938028151noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191339539870451946.post-40782818197192151402012-12-16T09:17:09.661-08:002012-12-16T09:17:09.661-08:00And, the more I read about the shooter in this cas...And, the more I read about the shooter in this case, the more I'm convinced the coarsening of our culture had nothing to do with it. This kid displayed incredibly disturbing behavior back in elementary school that was obviously a symptom of severe mental illness. Why was nothing done about this? His parents had tons of money. It's not like they couldn't afford proper treatment. <br /><br />If he was so obviously mentally ill, why in the world would his mother teach him to shoot deadly firearms?! Why were people willing to sweep his behavior under the carpet and just label him "weird"?!<br /><br />Let's not jump to convenient scapegoats amongst video games and Hollywood. Studies show that, with the introduction of first person shooter video games, teen violence has decreased. I have tons of students who play those games all the time and 99.9% of them would crap their pants if summoned to the principal's office.Stephen Hineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12962558902977916757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191339539870451946.post-57185789474660354882012-12-15T12:53:57.027-08:002012-12-15T12:53:57.027-08:00As an atheist, I obviously disagree with you on so...As an atheist, I obviously disagree with you on some points, but as a teacher I completely agree with you about there being too many "hands-off-the-wheel" parents. The lack of respect, manners, and responsibility that I see daily is disturbing. Many parents, apparently, think their responsibility ends when the infant is born. Last year I had a student who had never been told "no" on anything until she turned seventeen. And this child's mother couldn't understand why her daughter beat her up and was hauled off to juvie. <br /><br />My wife and I have taken a lot of heat for choosing not to procreate. We love kids. We educate them for a living. But we just didn't have the necessary paternal instincts that we knew were crucial for the responsibility. We have the aunt and uncle instinct, though, and that serves us well in our careers. We take great pride in nurturing young people and helping them grow into their own identities. I may not believe in your God but I would give my life for my students if faced with a situation like the one in Connecticut. Stephen Hineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12962558902977916757noreply@blogger.com