Of course, guns now top the list of excuses. The gun manufacturers are the latest culprits. Then there is absolution by psychology. We all have feelings of rage. From time to time we all want to strike out at something, or somebody.
Professional counselors are ready to define admissibly highbrow justification.
There is violence all around us today. Our children are faced with it from the cradle. We have to boldly pinpoint the real culprit. The sinful nature of man, with many of the usual restraints eliminated, is capable of incredible violence in the attempt to dethrone God. Crimes that deface or destroy human beings are really attacks on God.