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| Los Angeles Times report, March 25, 2021 |
My brother is freaking out about people who excuse the Boulder shooter because he was bullied.
Here's my reply:
The kid clearly has a screw or two loose, one dud out of 11 kids in the family. I figure his parents have a batting average of 900.
Don't let a few bleeding heart comments get to you. Of course he was bullied like everyone else who stuck out in any way. But not everyone kills ten people.
Of course he'll get life in prison. End of story. As Al-Anon says, accept what you cannot change. A few bleeding hearts are always going to say things like that.
(Note: I am a champion bleeding heart.)
My brother Jim lives in Arvada, Colorado, where the killer also lives or lived before he went to jail. Jim's two sons went to the same high school as this killer.
He and his wife knew one of the victims, Suzanne Fountain, a dental patient of Jim's wife who worked as a Medicare consultant and helped them find the best Nedicare supplement plan for their needs and budget.
Clearly, Jim has reasons to be outraged by the murders and by any sympathy for the killer.
But I hope he moves on to focus on ways to effect change, not on comments that increase his anguish.
Ways to prevent these mass murders from happening again include:
- Enact gun control.
- Do background checks.
- Require waiting periods after applying to buy a gun.
- Allow cities to enact gun control
- Improve access to mental health services.
And yes, decrease bullying in high schools.
Thank you to Los Angeles Times reporters Jaweed Kaleem @jaweedkaleem and Melissa Etehad @melissaetehad.
Resources:
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-03-24/boulder-shooting-gun-reform
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/03/23/guns-boulder-shooting-assault-weapons-ban/
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