Never Forget Part 2

Today is the 10th anniversary of the killings at Columbine High School in Littleton, CO. Our prayers go out to the families of the victims. Let’s honor their memories in the proper way by avoiding the reactionary circle-jerking that went on 9 years and 364 days ago and:

1. Parents — pay attention to your kids. If your kid never bathes, dresses in black, likes ultra-violent things, holes up in the garage or his closet or room, is a loner, and was bullied — talk to him. Here’s another clue — you pay the f*&king mortgage. It’s your house. Knock once to protect his privacy and then kick in the door because it’s YOUR house and he is YOUR kid. Properly involved parenting could’ve prevented this. Sorry Klebolds and parents of the other jerkwad — but you bear some blame here.

2. Arm teachers — or at least some teachers — in schools. Also train them in physical self-defense, tactical awareness, etc. People revert to training in stressful situations. “Head for the exits” in an orderly fashion is usually not possible in an active shooter situation.

3. Cut down on the regimented nature of school and childhood in general. Kids are sheeple today. They don’t know what to do or when to do it unless there’s a form, a fee, and a permission slip. What potential heroes were in class that day, but didn’t have the emotional and physical tools to handle themselves — they reverted to training.

4. Cut down on the regimented nature of policing. I am tired of the bureaucratic lawsuit averse environment that requires SWAT to wait until the killer is finished and dead himself before they can “secure the building”. F*&k the building. Secure the lives inside. I know it’s difficult and lives may be lost, but it would be better for a good guy’s bullet to empty his head of contents than letting him take the coward’s way out after “mission completion”.

5. And back full circle to parents. Don’t raise bullies. Your kid is special, but he’s not that special. Don’t be too surprised if your “Joe Cool” kid ends up dead or with his ass kicked because he’s not satisfied with being handsome, athletic, rich or popular. Actions have consequences — and they’re sometimes over-reactions. It’s called being involved. Watch how your kid acts with his peers, ask teachers, etc. It’s not spying it’s called parenting. That’s not an excuse for murder, but it is one of the underlying causes and there’s no way around that.

Bureaucracy and bad parenting are a dangerous mix. We need a little less liberty at home for the kids and more liberty for the adults in charge.

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