WEB-SPE@K: How does the Northern Illinois University shooting reflect youth culture?
Is yesterday’s shooting at Northern Illinois University indicative of a violent youth culture? Why or why not?
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More than anything, I think the shooting is indicative of a national culture of violence. We spend far more on the war in Iraq than we do on a woeful mental health system which lets people fall through the cracks, with tragic results.
More than anything, I think the shooting is indicative of a national culture of violence. We spend far more on the war in Iraq than we do on a woeful mental health system which lets people fall through the cracks, with tragic results.