Why The Vegas Shooting Happened, and Why Men Keep Doing This

[WETWRKS]

There are 3 things I have to say about this.

First I have been telling my friends for a number of years now that we are doing our children a disservice. We are removing their play time at school and this idea that everything has to be a teaching experience is distructive. This takes away their outlet for stress. Takes away their ability to learn creativity.

Secondly the idea that what you do for a job is who you are is destructive, when you lose your job or retire you lose your self identity. I never aspired to be this profession or that profession. There are a few jobs that I have thought as might enjoy but nothing that I ever thought was who I wanted to be.

Finally as to why we are seeing more and more mass shootings...it has to do with a lack of respect. A lack of respect for others and a lack of respect for things. We teach teens to respect the privilege of driving...or at least used to. Now they don't even get that often unless they take a private drivers ed class.

As best as I can tell this general lack of respect began in the 60s with all the things that took place there but completely took hold with the legalizing of abortion. When we don't respect the life of the most vulnerable how can we be expected to respect the lives of anyone?