Anyone see the story a week ago about the Nacogdoches pep ra

[AJC3]

http://www.dailysentinel.com/hp/content ... html?imw=Y

During the rally, there was a skit that ended with some mock executions. While I understand there was no malice of thought or intent with the skit, how could anyone who watches the video of that skit or looks at the pictures not, at least briefly, be reminded of Columbine, Pearl HS, etc.

I think any adult or adults who were involved with this and gave the go-ahead for the skit should have shown much better judgment/discretion/sensitivity given all the horrific HS/college campus shootings that have taken place over the past several years. YOMV.

[Ed Mahmoud]

In poor taste, anyway.


I think video games have a big role in all this. When I was in high school late 70s/early 80s, people had guns then as well, but there weren't any Colombines. Video games can be desensitizing.

[Stephanie]

For a school to allow something like this to be "mocked" after many instances of school violence in recent years is disgusting.

[Cyclenall]

In poor taste, anyway.


I think video games have a big role in all this. When I was in high school late 70s/early 80s, people had guns then as well, but there weren't any Colombines. Video games can be desensitizing.

Yes, blame all the school shootings on video games . Just look at the ratio of school shootings compared to how many play shooting games and you have your answer. Some of the last few were NOT even gamers.

[Ed Mahmoud]

In poor taste, anyway.


I think video games have a big role in all this. When I was in high school late 70s/early 80s, people had guns then as well, but there weren't any Colombines. Video games can be desensitizing.

Yes, blame all the school shootings on video games . Just look at the ratio of school shootings compared to how many play shooting games and you have your answer. Some of the last few were NOT even gamers.

You have a better answer? Plenty of people had guns at home in the 70s in the US, and we didn't have Colombine type massacres.

[vbhoutex]

First of all let's take this back to the subject, the pep rally. This is not a debate about the role of video games in the desensitization of peoples feeling about gun violence.

This never made the Houston media that I am aware of, probably due to a more pressing problem called Ike recovery. If Ike hadn't happened this would have received top coverage!! There have been instances here in Houston where children were suspended or sent to alternative schools for bringing mock weapons to schools, much less staging mock killings at a pep rally. I can not believe any competent administrator would allow such a thing!! IMO, totally inappropriate. Nacogdoches is a small city North of Houston.

[Cyclenall]

You have a better answer? Plenty of people had guns at home in the 70s in the US, and we didn't have Colombine type massacres.

Yes, it's as simple as major psychological problems and past history of traumatic proportions. It's also possible that Prozac and other drugs similar to it cause dangerous behavior in some people. It's a controversial issue.

This is not a debate about the role of video games in the desensitization of peoples feeling about gun violence.

After this one last reply I will stop.

[Ptarmigan]

As shocking as school and university shootings are, they are nothing new. The deadliest schoolyard massacre in US history was in 1927.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Kehoe

[gtalum]

You have a better answer?

Poor parenting. People spend less time and effort raising their kids now than ever before. I'd say it's the biggest reason for most of the problems with American youth.

As has been noted, though, recent decades haven't been any more violent than earlier ones. Sitting around griping about the younger generations is just something that people like to do.

[vbhoutex]

Since no one can seem to abide by my request, this topic is locked.