What characteristics do school shooters share? Researcher suggests schools should address adolescent masculinity issues to help prevent rampage shootings -- ScienceDaily
Boys involved in school shootings often struggle to live up to what they perceive as their school's ideals surrounding masculinity. When socially shunned at school, they develop deep-set grudges against their classmates and teachers. The shooters become increasingly angry, depressed, and more violent in their gendered practice. A shooting rampage is their ultimate performance, says Kathryn Farr of Portland State University in the US. In a study published in Springer's journal Gender Issues, she investigated the characteristics shared by 31 school boys involved in 29 mass shootings at American schools between 1995 and 2015. Farr's analysis suggests that boys' social status in middle and high school is determined in great part by peers' acceptance of them as "appropriately masculine." Ten of the 31 shooters had a history of serious psychiatric problems, while another ten grew up in extremely abusive households.
Decisions on Death? – CitizenBlog
I have never been one to argue for or against a topic because I feel like there is a common ground that can be found for most cases. One topic that I have struggled with is the death penalty. It seems hypocritical that the United States looks upon other countries that tortures and kills their criminals with such high distain, which is warranted. “A human system is not capable of perfection. We judge other countries so harshly for what they do to their citizens, while we are doing things that are equally as harmful to many citizens of our own country.
What characteristics are common among school shooters? | Children's Emotional Health
The U.S. Secret Service conducted one of the most thorough studies of school shooters over the past decades to try and create a "profile." That study uncovered certain commonalities of shooters. Though these characteristics do not predict a shooter, student school shooters are more likely to be: Male Caucasian Withdrawn (pulls back from school activities) Isolated or rejected from peers Living in a rural community Have easy access to weapons Bullied repeatedly from a young age (there is a point when the bullied child flips roles and becomes the bully) From a troubled homeSeveral school students were also mentally disturbed. In addition, there are warning signs of a child who may become violent (to himself or others). Michael G.
Honoring Dr. King by Ending Capital Punishment | HuffPost
The holiday marking the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. coincides with the beginning of legislative sessions in state capitals across the country. In a number of state capitals policymakers will consider whether the death penalty should continue as a feature of their justice systems. Consequently as capital punishment laws come under closer scrutiny, we can expect to see significant progress away from the practice. I am thinking about Dr. “Returning violence for violence multiplies violence adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars.” If the reality of leading a prisoner from a cage to be killed is not equated with violence, some might miss how this statement relates to capital punishment. There is nothing humane or nonviolent about executions. These executions, days before public officials will rush to be seen paying tribute to Dr. We simply cannot reconcile a commitment to advancing civil and human rights with the continuation of capital punishment. Dr. Dr.
Mental Illness, Mass Shootings, and the Politics of American Firearms
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Gun Control Vs. Mental Health Care: Debate After Mass Shootings Obscures Murky Reality
After the recent mass shooting in Thousand Oaks, Calif., in which 11 people were killed at a country music bar, President Donald Trump struck a familiar refrain: “It’s a mental health problem,” he said of the gunman, Ian David Long. “He was a very sick puppy.” Similarly, after a school shooting in Parkland, Fla., that killed 17 students and staff members in February, Trump tweeted that there were “so many signs that the shooter was mentally disturbed.” Public health and mental health experts counter that blaming the violence on the mentally ill is unfair and inaccurate, pointing instead to lax gun laws. “Most violence is not committed by people who are mentally ill,” said Dr. Post-shooting debates typically are painted in black and white — but research suggests that the truth is less clear-cut. While it is true that mental illness plays only a small role in most forms of violence, including individual homicides, its role is larger in mass shootings. Dr.
Furman v. Georgia | Capital Punishment in Context
Facts and Procedural History: Petitioners (Furman, Jackson, and Branch-all black) were sentenced to death, one of them for murder, and two for rape in Georgia and Texas. Certiorari was granted to review decisions of the Supreme Court of Georgia, affirming the death penalty on defendants convicted of murder and rape, and the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, affirming death penalty for rape. Issue Presented to the Court: Would the imposition and carrying out of the death penalty constitute cruel and unusual punishment in violation of Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments? Outcome of the Case: The Court held that the imposition and carrying out of the death penalty in these cases constituted cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. The Court reached this conclusion based on the evidence that the application of the penalty was unequal, often discretionary and haphazard.
Mental illness and gun laws: What you may not know about the complexities
Every time the country is shaken by a tragic mass shooting and the loss of innocent lives, the same debates are repeated. Besides sending thoughts and prayers for the victims, a common theme – especially when the shooter is not a Muslim – is discussing warning signs of mental illness, and its role in the actions of the murderer. In a Feb. 28, 2018 meeting at the White House, in addition to suggesting stricter gun laws, the President said he thought due process for mentally ill people was not as important as making sure that they do not have guns. “I don’t want mentally ill people to be having guns. In the past, mental illness has been scapegoated to deflect public outrage about access to assault rifles that can kill tens of people in a matter of minutes. In this debate, many questions arise that those discussing mental illness and gun violence may not even think about: What do we mean by mental illness? As an academic psychiatrist, here’s my perspective on the complexities of this issue.
