Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Naval Yard Shooting
John McDaid
The violent rampage that occurred in the navy yard is a horrible event that I wish never happened. I believe that there were many things that could have been done to stop this horrible incident, but in this case it just didn't work out for the better. It is crazy to know through examples like this one, that there are such mentally unstable people in our world today that could not only think of doing these kind of things but actually pull them off. It is a sure sign that Mr. Alexis had many mental problems. In my eyes I believe that there were too many red flags that popped up before the incident, to allow Mr. Alexis to still have security clearance. It is a shame that nobody was able to highlight and put the red flags together because this would have never happened. I just hope that the security clearance systems can learn from this event and prevent a future incident like this from happening.
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I totally agree with you that this could have been prevented. These horrible shootings have happened so much in the past year, and most of them have had some correlation with a person's mental illness. If the government enforced their laws correctly this man would have never been able to purchase a firearm, and this would have never happened.I think we are on the same page. Good job.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that on a practical level that security systems should be revamped to be able to counter this type of threat. And perhaps we as a whole society could take things further and implement a security system in ourselves that helps us look out for each other, not in a sense of defense from strangers, but rather keeping an eye peeled for anyone who we see might need help. In other words we need to have each other's backs as a first line security system to help prevent things like this from happening in the future. At least that's part of what I believe anyway.
ReplyDeleteEveryone seems to agree that mental illness is a crucial issue to address. It is probably wise to remember, though, that some of our current difficulties stem from moving away from the bad old days of things when people were involuntarily committed for relatively minor mental illnesses, and often harshly treated. What would a system that protected the rights of the mentally ill yet balanced public safety concerns as well look like?
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