And he was a passenger on the bus going to a special pre-school program, because he had been kicked out of a couple of day care centers. We might say that the driver should be ridiculed because he over-reacted. Unfortunately, however, that s not the case. We have learned, through the school of hard knocks, that no threat is idle, no sign or threat of violence should be taken lightly or considered a joke. When we start looking for someone or something to blame, when we get finished with the parents and the schools, we turn our attention to the media.
News is news, however, but what passes as entertainment is another story.
In the past few months, one boy was badly burned and another charged with reckless endangerment after they attempted to re-create a human barbecue stunt from a popular TV show. Another was seriously injured when he attempted to jump over a speeding automobile as it approached him. Instead of working together to survive, they are pitted one against the other, so that in the end, only one emerges the winner. I think the time has come for us to question all of the above and start looking hard at ourselves for answers and stand up and share the blame. Felicia LeDuff Harry is a freelance columnist.