America’s schools now live in daily fear of an active shooter on campus. There is no disguising that this has become a devastating problem and an even larger indictment of the country’s gun culture.
A recent online discussion asks people for suggestions for ending the brutal wave of school mass shootings. Here are ten responses from America’s general online public.
The “Give a hug” approach is met with dissent by someone who tragically lost their sibling in a school massacre. “It’s literally the same as saying ‘thoughts and prayers!’ But not actually doing anything,” replies the angry commenter.
By validating this angst at a young age, this parent says we children can understand their actions are “choices we make to deal with or express our feelings.”
They believe nothing will change unless we can weaken the corrupt corporate stranglehold over society and halt the gun lobby’s influence over state policies.