Violent Nation

This entry was posted on 4/20/2007 2:07 PM and is filed under Women.

BY MAYA NAIR

Isn’t it ironic that US, the largest arms dealer in the world, is gripped by a fear of random shootings? What you give to others usually comes back to you, so where’s the surprise?

 

As soon as the school shootings happen, pro-gun folks start their song and dance about how this tragedy would NOT have happened if everyone had guns! Yeah, really!

 

 It was a lack of “self-defense” that made this happen, they say. Georgia was actually considering a law that would allow people to bring guns to offices ( it would be hidden in the car, of course ) until they had an argument with the boss and needed it pronto !-(

 

What if all the students in the universities had guns in their pockets, shoes, backpacks and cars? Do these gun fanatics really think that the world would be safer?  How many people can actually shoot a madman without hurting the innocents standing around?

 

Guns in cell phones could be next J. While talking to anyone, if they say something you don’t like, send a “warning shot” text message.. and if they continue to aggravate your sentiments, BOOM, SEND the real thing.. ah, what “freedom”!!

 

Most countries where guns are rare have the lowest incidents of violent crimes. A gun is the weapon of cowards.  Using any other weapon usually takes us closer to the victim with the possibility of getting hurt ourselves. With a gun, however, we are far from the blood and pain of the victim, far from the anguish of the onlookers, far from reality!  We are untouched by the violent death that we caused, barely remembering it like a video game we played last night.

 

Another problem is the widespread use of new drugs in the market with unknown side effects. Without constant supervision, people are prescribed drugs and let go on the street where they succumb to their violent fantasies and destroy many innocent lives. How long is a drug tested, on how many people, women, men, children etc are important issues that pharmaceuticals and doctors should concern themselves with before prescribing them.

 

Teenagers, who have tumultuous feelings as a result of hormonal upheavals, need to be monitored when given drugs for any reason, especially depression.  This urgency to prescribe mind altering medications without testing them for years on a wide range of the population is what earned this country the nickname “Prozac Nation”.

 

One reason why depression is so common in young adults is the absolute lack of nutrition in their bodies. Most college co-eds exist on day old pizza or take out Chinese, which are really not the best options when it comes to nutritious food.  Most of these kids skip breakfast and eat chips and candy for lunch. If they are smart enough they may eat a decent dinner.

 

While the parents are trying to make some sense of these events, and realizing that they will never see their children again, our country is still selling arms, to more violent criminals all over the world. We teach them to kill each other and are shocked when our children do the same.

 

I think its time that we, the citizens of this beautiful country which is full of talented, generous and truly “free” people realize that we all need to unite and change our direction towards a more peaceful, environmentally friendly, globally aware nation that can proudly stand as an example for other nations.

A good exercise for the heart is to bend down and help another up!

 

 

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• 4/20/2007 4:44 PM bhattathiri wrote:
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• 5/13/2007 5:00 AM bhattathiri wrote:
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• 8/21/2007 6:14 PM tom wrote:
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