That way, the problem is nicely packaged and shipped to oblivion. To those who blame loose gun control laws, television violence, a lack of positive role models or irresponsible families, we would like to suggest the problem is all of us. The answers lay within us and our communities.
Short cuts make short term solutions.
Similar to an aspirin for a headache, the pain goes away but the illness persists. Beware of placebo medicine to cure what ails our country. With an average of one school ground shooting per month this year, summer vacation could be the placebo. Rather than pushing the incident down inside our memory, use the vacation to learn from the damage done by a few students who acted on their impulses, and try to prevent more kids from doing the same. With their age group being the next big generation, our country expects them to continue to carry us forward by assuming leadership roles.