A lot, perhaps even the majority of school shooters have been social outcasts and bully victims. If they weren't bullied past the line perhaps they would never have cracked.
I'm not defending school shooters, what they do is horrific. But I don't believe every school shooter is truly a monster.
The reason bullying isn't tackled is because of 'political correctness.' Nowadays, bully victims are blamed and bullies are glorified. A while ago I was the one who was moved into a different class and not the person trying to bully me. Plus the fact that school expulsions are extremely rare nowadays, recently a guy only just got expelled after having assaulted a total of 3 people in a few months. Basically nowadays bullies are regarded as lovely people and bully victims are the bad guys. Check the link to see what kind of stuff I'm on about
Basically, I think tackling bullying would help stop potential school shooters being pushed to the limit, instead of treating bullies like heroes
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Edited by Enlightened One: 4/21/2013 4:10:10 PMI'm a Teacher's Aid.. I punish only the bullies if I've seen the events unfold.. from point A to point B. If I can't tell which was which.. they are both punished. I personally believe confirmed bullies should be pulled out of class by a train professional with special permission and lightly beaten and then asked if he liked it and that bullying people is wrong.