Drugs? Good point, many people I know have been prescribed anti depressants. When somebody is down the doc says take this. Again, put on the bandaid and avoid the underlying problem. I believe indulging kids by giving them too much, to many outs, to much attention, to many trophies for nothing, lends to a feeling of self importance. Too much perceived self importance then grows into narcission and the loss of empathy. When one believes he is the center of everything those around him lose thier importance. "When I'm pi##ed off everyone needs to know it!" And to them that justifies whatever they do to get attention. I love and support my kids, but the most important word I ever taught my kids is 'NO!"
I think prescription drugs have a lot more to do with it than media or anyone will tell you...50 years ago, kids didn't get all these drugs as they do now, and many kids try to commit suicide and /or have other behavioural problems...too many side effects which alter minds, behaviours, and you will find out all these shooters have had problems, have gotten prescribed meds...not trying to side step issues, but these drugs are more likely to affect the human behavior than gun ownership...50 yrs ago kids had guns but no violence, whats different? movies, prescription drugs... but the guns aren't the killer, just as cell phones aren't...texting and driving happens mostly by teens.....so they make that illegal, but they don't raise the age of cell phone ownership to 21 , as some propose for guns? why not? don't let kids have cell phones, they kill...just like guns....but then they say its not the phone, its the person!
