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If you want to change the way society is you have to start at home. Actualy be a good parent to your kids and teach them values and respect. Make sure they know right from wrong and that the consequences for doing wrong things will be severe.
Become involved in everything your kids do. Get involved with thier school. Make sure your kids know drugs are bad, and the consequences for using drugs will be severe. Dont be afraid to punish your child when they knowingly fuck up. And stand your ground on punishments.
Dont let them watch violent tv shows & movies or listen to music that glorifies violence and disrespect. A child has an impressionable mind and these things do make an impression on them, and it can last thier whole life.
If you think your child's friends are a bad influence, put an end to them hanging out together. Acknowlegde your child's accomplishments no matter how small. Pay attention to your child when he/she has something to say. Get off the couch and go do something with your child.
I could go on & on but the point is, if you want to change society, start in your own home. Be a good parent and be involved with your child's activities. A good parent usualy raises a good kid. Good kids usualy turn into good adults, and not criminals.
Criminals go around shooting cars on the interstate and doing other fucked up shit. The gun he used was just a tool. A person with a criminal mind is going to pursue criminal activities whether he has a gun or not.
I spent a year in South Korea and I noticed how different thier society is. They dont have rampant crime, child abductions, problems with theft, rapes, murders, and drug dealers. I believe the thing that really makes a difference is how they are raised. The South Koreans are very respectful towards each other. When a child is born, that is like, the biggest blessing that can ever happen to a family. They raise thier children right and teach them respect for other people.
And I believe that is the biggest problem here. Nobody teaches thier kids respect anymore. Thier kids grow up with respect for nothing, no conscience, and total disregard for anybody's feelings or rights.
Do you think the guy shooting into a car full of children had any respect or a conscience? No. Things like that are taught at a young age. I blame the parents mostly for being complacent and raising a menace to society.
I dont think that making guns illegal is going to change anything. I started shooting at 6 years old and had my own firearms when I was 12. I knew that it was wrong to kill people because I was taught right & wrong. I didnt go around being rude to people or drinking and doing drugs because I knew if my parents found out, that would be my ass on the line. I had shitty, fucked up, alcoholic parents but they did teach me right from wrong at a young age.
And who knows, I may be wrong... but I think that the problem with people shooting into cars on the interstate started at home when they were a child, and not just because they had access to a gun.
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