Access to the Internet, where anyone can find detailed instructions for making bombs and other weapons. Hate groups nurture the rage that is often part of growing up, and even offer suggestions for revenge. This is a difficult problem to address, because the Internet is becoming as essential to modern life as the telephone, far more rapidly than most has guessed even a couple of years ago. Schools can monitor student Internet usage at school at home, only parents can do so. Observers also inevitably and invariably point to America s culture of violence.
Violence makes for blockbuster movies, high television ratings, huge video game sales.
Hate also is very popular these days. Professional haters are highly paid to air their views on radio, television, and in print. No wonder many children think it s cool to hate. There are limited measures a school can take. No school policy, rule, regulation, or safeguard can stop a determined child who has no understanding or fear of the consequences from shooting up a school.