Grief

[BettyO]

I agree with ya'll 100 % as well -

We as a nation have become deeply desensitized... too much crime and violence on TV; in music and in computer games as well as comics and some so-called "Graphic Novels".... and the current "Zombie" cult doesn't help either.... I think that when the Hayes Office went out, so did a lot of our Standards. I agree with Bill...one NEVER saw blood in a Roy Rogers or Gene Autry picture. Sure, they got shot, but you never saw blood or any horrific ramifications such as one sees today in most movies or TV shows. Our TV networks are rife with crime shows sporting murder, rape, child abuse, etc - all horrid subjects that don't need to be aired ad nauseum.....

How are we to save our children as well as the nation when we're forced to swallow this garbage as "entertainment?" I'm sorry, but killing by ANY standards (and that includes the senseless killing of animals as well) - does NOT make a statement --

There are seriously ill people out there who desperately need help - and just giving them "meds" is obviously NOT the answer. Yesterdays horrid tragedy, as well as all of the others along this line (i.e. Columbine, VA Tech, Colorado Movie Theatre, the Safeway Shopping Center shootings, etc.) have proven this. We need stiffer laws and mandates to protect ourselves AND our precious children and schools! These folk need to be properly evaluated and possibly put into facilities where they can live peacefully and get the care they need. Those with a history or potential for violence need not be out in society to wreck havoc on innocents -