No guest this time. The entire episode is devoted to discussing the four things I perceive as the main contributing factors to the post-Columbine spate of school shootings:
- Easy access to guns.
- Untreated mental illnesses (and the stigmas attached to them).
- Internet subcultures that cheer on would-be murderers.
- Aggrieved entitlement.
Notes on Episode 15:
- Gallup: Americans widely support tighter restrictions on gun sales
- Politifact: 90% of Americans support universal background checks
- Politifact: What we know about mass shootings
- American Mental Health Counselors: Myths and evidence-based facts about gun violence and mental illness
- NC State research: Mentally ill more likely to be victims, not perpetrators, of violence
- MSNBC “The Cycle” on aggrieved entitlement
- The Guardian interviews Michael Kimmel on aggrieved entitlement
From Classroom to Newsroom 