The extended family in the home is gone. Children are now left home alone to fend for themselves at younger and more tender ages. The neglect and lack of parenting or misuse of power that these kids are facing leaves them emotionally disturbed and cause them to seek revenge. The abuse at home can make a child become antisocial and look for ways to combat this abuse. This may lead to violence, and since it is easy for children to obtain guns, alcohol, and drugs, they may strike back.
Overwhelming statistics relay that children are striking back more than ever.
In the case of the schoolboy massacres in Jonesboro, Arkansas, the older boy accused, Mitchell Johnson, was a product of a broken home. His parents had split up four years before, and he did not see much of his father. Watching a show like South Park will not turn children into violent sociopaths, but for someone like Mitchell, who spent much of his time home alone with television, this is what happened. The safety of the community must be thought of before the rights of an individual. Our entire system of democracy is based around this principle.