It's Time to Save Our Teenagers and Young People

It's Time to Save Our Children From Crime

Whether you care to admit it or not, our children are under siege in America and it is not abating, but only getting worst. I cannot remember a time when I was growing up that children entertained the thought of getting a gun and spraying as many people with bullets as they possibly can. This latest kid, Hawkins, who was obviously troubled for a long time, lost his job, his girlfriend dumped him, he was kicked out or left his home, so he decides to go out in a "blaze of glory." He said that he would be famous by killing these innocent people and then himself. I suspect that the media has some fault in this narcissistic attitude of these young murderers, but that's another commentary. I am sure I can aver that many people have lost a job, have been dumped by a significant other and have had bouts of depression, but have never resorted to handling one's problem like a chump and a lunatic.

Do I feel sympathy for this kid? No, not really. You see, his parents failed him and so did the court system. Much like Seung Hui Cho, who massacred 32 students and injured 25 at Virginia Tech, he was a ticking time-bomb, who it was quite obvious needed some mental counseling or some type of intervention, but the system failed him. The same is true for the young African American men who murdered Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor. They are stark examples of a terrible breakdown in the family and being caught up in a life of poverty. The problem runs deeper than we can ever imagine, but for those of us with kids, we must take our role as parents seriously. The root of the problems all started during the formative years of the children.