A History of Violence: How Our Culture of Fear is Compromising America's Schools

A History of Violence: How Our Culture of Fear is Compromising America's Schools: "In the wake of yet another school shooting, a 45-year veteran of the classroom explores the impact of fear in the schoolhouse.

I went to junior high and high school in Hiram, Ohio, only about twenty miles away from Chardon, whose students experienced this week the latest of what seems to be an endless series of murders in places that are supposed to be our secular sanctuaries. Deadly violence in a schoolhouse seems a most brutal desecration.

What ensues also fits a pattern: an eruption of grief, followed by a brief, evanescent unity in our community, our nation. And then comes the finger-pointing. Pointing a finger--analogous, of course, to pointing a pistol...."

Topeka, Kansas City Council Considers Decriminalizing Domestic Violence To Save Money

Topeka, Kansas City Council Considers Decriminalizing Domestic Violence To Save Money: "Faced with their worst budget crises since the Great Depression, states and cities have resorted to increasingly desperate measures to cut costs. State and local governments have laid off teachers, slashed Medicaid funding, and even started unpaving roads and turning off streetlights.

But perhaps the most shocking idea to save money is being debated right now by the City Council of Topeka, Kansas. The city could repeal an ordinance banning domestic violence because some say the cost of prosecuting those cases is just too high...."

What the fuck is wrong with these people?!

Patrick Stewart talks about domestic violence

4 Terrifying Shootings This Weekend: Gun Violence Sweeps Nation

4 Terrifying Shootings This Weekend: Gun Violence Sweeps Nation - HuffingtonPost: "The AP reported on a rash of gun violence that took place across the country this weekend. A gunman killed himself and five others during a birthday party at a Texas roller skating rink on Saturday night. The killer shouted at the children to leave before killing his estranged wife and four of her relatives, police said..."

Can someone please remind me again why gun control is a bad idea? :|

Casey Anthony Distraction Trial

Domestic Violence PSA - "It Rarely Stops"

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Domestic violence comes in many forms and wears many different faces.