random acts of violence

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/12/05/mall.shooting/index.html

Maybe if these people want to be famous, that's fine. .but find a better way to do than killing off others and then yourself. You don't even get to enjoy the full fifteen minutes, what with the condition of deadness you find yourself in after that.

Here's the real problem, ever since Columbine, shooters have noticed that shooting others is something that gets real recognition. Infamy, maybe, but at least it's something that has volume and attention to it. Much of the problem with people today has been that things are too quiet, too ordinary, or otherwise without merit. There's use in appreciation of peaceful times and the calm reflection it can bring. But reflection only works when one has something to reflect on. These people do not.

Maybe instead what these shooters should start doing is killing reporters and anchorman. Because unless those idiots stop giving so much attention to things that cause harm and dismay, and that are not part of some underlying importance but rather random acts of violence or even accidents (airplane crashes), we're going to keep getting these assaults in schools, malls and so forth from time to time. And there really isn't much we can do about it on any level to stop it.