Gun Violence

Given all the hype surrounding the mass shootings that have happened recently, I cant help but think back to when we did a little unit on gun violence. There are a lot of factors that go into why or how these situations happen. I think the most important people in these situations is the bystanders. All the people who knew about the plans, who knew about the mental illness, who knew the suspect couldn't be trusted, are the ones to be blamed, to a certain extent. I think that since the had the knowledge about what the perpetrator was going to do, they have some of the biggest blame. They could have prevented the whole thing from happening and saved some lives.They had the potential power to help save lives. I think if people paid closer attention to the people who are going through a lot of issues and tried to lend a helping hand, a lot of things would be different in the world. But there has to be some one courageous enough to step up and say something. I think we would all like to think that we would be that person who stands up for whats "right", but if you really think about it, I don't see it happening. I know for myself, I would hope to think that I would be *that* person, but in all honesty I don't think I would be.