[Vision2020] [link added] We, Intoleristas . . .

[Paul Rumelhart]

On 12/31/2012 10:20 PM, Saundra Lund wrote:
>  Although, I could easily use Paul -- with respect to the Newtown 
> murders, he recently made a comment about shooters, Columbine, and 
> bullying that was factually wrong, too J

Was the Columbine shooting not related to bullying?  I'm no expert 
historian on this subject or anything, but that was what I remembered 
from when we were trudging through the aftermath of that event.

My point, if I recall correctly, was that we should be focusing on the 
causes of these spree shootings, instead of trying to make them go away 
by taking away one set of guns.  So if the causes of Columbine did not 
involve bullying, then we should be focusing on what those causes 
actually were.  That's a more direct and probably more cost-effective 
solution, imho.

You see, that's the thing.  I go into these things expecting to have a 
conversation.  Someone says something, others provide more information, 
ideas get bandied about, I learn something, I find I'm wrong in some 
areas, right in others, everyone walks away with a better idea of what's 
going on.  Instead, I'm supposed to be a member of a college debate team 
or something.  And people are keeping score and I don't even know what 
rules they are using.

Paul

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