A Flint, Michigan boy shoots his 6 year old classmate in the head and kills her. Two Littleton, Colorado boys gun down their school, killing over a dozen and injuring several others. These are a few of the many highly publicized acts of children killing children. But it happens all the time, especially in urban areas. Children, as young as elementary school aged, are shot and murdered by their peers. Kids bring guns to school.
What the hell is happening? This didn't always happen? What about society has changed that children are killing each other at these rates?
And are the killers really to blame? Are young children really capable of understanding the consequences of their actions? How should the be punished? And how can we make sure our own kids are safe at school or even hanging out with their friends before they come home?
2006-07-20
21:07:46
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