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So The Uvalde shooter, Salvador Ramos, was bullied in school.

This is sad. Another senseless tragedy because people were mean to someone for no reason. The article says he was bullied because he was poor.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/25/us/uvalde-texas-school-shooting-salvador-ramos/index.html

Maybe his act was a cry for help that can show us that starting in elementary school, people need to watch out for others getting bullied.

eta- i am not justifying his actions or making excuses for him. i am merely trying to make sense of a senseless act
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Rickg · 31-35, M
I think that’s why we need to focus on the root causes of violence

Gun control would help and I'm not against it, that some unstable person can’t just grab a semi auto rifle on a whim, but it wont eliminate the violence going on in the united states
The guns aren’t causing people to become violent

Personal possession of firearms is still legal in a lot of countries
But they don’t have the degree of violence like the unites states

I doubt it would even be possible for the government to get control of all the weapons floating around in the US

And even if they could, There’s other ways to kill lots people, get a car and run a bunch of people over, build a makeshift bomb, stab a bunch of people

Honestly I think a big step in the right direction is just to be more compassionate to others
If a kid isn’t fitting in or talking to anyone, just take the time to talk to him or her and try to include them
Instead of just mocking them or calling them a creep or whatever
Or just don't be so judgemental of people and be willing to listen to their views
Just some examples I could think of

It’s always easy to just sit back and demand the government fix everything that’s wrong with society
But I think we can do a lot to change things
I have to work on being more compassionate myself and taking more time for other people
So I get it
Anyway
Long winded but just some my thoughts on this
Penny · 46-50, F
@Rickg yeah bullying others for no good reason is sad. then again, what im finding out on here after making this post is that some people may deserve it. so the people who are saying who knows could be right. maybe he provoked them somehow. anyway, yeah. i always stand up to bullies in school. i made my best friend in high school standing up for him against a bully.
Rickg · 31-35, M
@Penny that’s good to hear