J. Laurie Byrne W hen people have aches and pains, they expect quick relief from their doctors. Animal patients aren't always so fortunate.
Violence is a way of life in America-even among our youth.
The string of senseless shootings at schools across the nation in recent months is certainly an indicator of that. According to the Children's Defense Fund, nearly 16 children a day died in 1997 as a result of a firearms homicide, suicide, or unintentional shooting. Between 1986 and 1992, the total number of children killed by firearms rose by 144 percent. But violence is the most extreme manifestation of unethical choices. It's the cumulative effect of the typical everyday ethical violations that worries Michael Josephson, president of the Josephson Institute of Ethics.