tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654887465201994138.post8165905282232905829..comments2024-03-02T09:05:39.993-06:00Comments on Korinthia's Quiet Corner: Tired of ThisKorinthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15580286551375780490noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654887465201994138.post-49581056240923007032013-09-30T20:59:35.608-05:002013-09-30T20:59:35.608-05:00I agree. With everything that you said and most of...I agree. With everything that you said and most of what the other commenters said. I'm just so tired of it. And so afraid it will get much, much worse before it gets better. <br />-LisaNatiliaVishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06494195705490381663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654887465201994138.post-2247648322581467972013-09-30T20:12:53.724-05:002013-09-30T20:12:53.724-05:00Amen. Amen. Amen.Amen. Amen. Amen.Peghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02162890081910497200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654887465201994138.post-63147432985928912812013-09-30T19:53:28.553-05:002013-09-30T19:53:28.553-05:00Yup. Sad. Praying for peace daily. Trying to love ...Yup. Sad. Praying for peace daily. Trying to love my neighbors. I can't think of anything else. Not that nothing else occurs to me, just that eventually the logic takes me back to loving my fellow man - regardless of the destructive ways they sometimes act on their fears. It's a hard row to hoe some days.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16239789393553736872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654887465201994138.post-10944785263599133212013-09-30T15:30:58.024-05:002013-09-30T15:30:58.024-05:00Feeling very much the same Kory. Thanks for the w...Feeling very much the same Kory. Thanks for the words :)taigsgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14716411097421126104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654887465201994138.post-90187194780846358772013-09-30T15:24:57.978-05:002013-09-30T15:24:57.978-05:00Agreed. There are so many people who go undiagnos...Agreed. There are so many people who go undiagnosed who have few options beyond some form of self-medication that makes things worse. Our focus too often is to punish people when it's too late or to sweep problems under the rug. More resources need to be allocated toward getting people proper help and treatment because it benefits us all.Korinthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15580286551375780490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654887465201994138.post-25535560262939144732013-09-30T14:57:58.422-05:002013-09-30T14:57:58.422-05:00We certainly need improved mental health services ...We certainly need improved mental health services throughout the country, and especially in Milwaukee. We need more positive outlets for trauma release, anger and resentment - ways to communicate and work out aggression. I had just finished a program with second graders at MPM the day of Sandy Hook, and for the life of me I can't see how anyone could kill children. I shouldn't have to worry about how to handle an active shooter in my workplace, and individuals shouldn't feel alone, hopeless or compelled to make a statement via a massacre.Cate D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654887465201994138.post-4480280762324979622013-09-30T08:39:30.592-05:002013-09-30T08:39:30.592-05:00I did see (the poorly titled in my opinion) Bowlin...I did see (the poorly titled in my opinion) Bowling for Columbine, and I thought the best section of it was the animated sequence in the middle. I think it highlighted the tradition of fear based decisions that our country tends toward. Most of the people I know who own guns imagine death and mayhem around every corner.<br /><br />I think you can rightly blame the media for part of the problem. There are many studies that show the negative effects on society of broadcasting violence in the news the way we do. My husband and I had an interesting discussion about it after Sandy Hook, because the coverage did not seem disproportionate to the tragedy to me, but he insisted that it was fueling the problem and making another such incident more likely. I'm not sure how we address it in this age of everyone being able to report everything instantly. If there is a market for tragedy and the media doesn't take advantage of it, regular people will fill the void.Korinthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15580286551375780490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654887465201994138.post-85912686174731717102013-09-30T08:14:43.053-05:002013-09-30T08:14:43.053-05:00It is frustrating to read stories about shooting. ...It is frustrating to read stories about shooting. I am convinced that this involves so many things. It seems that the more we watch, the more the Media covers shooting, then the more there is shooting, and more aware we become. For example; I thought Columbine School shooting was the "gateway" to violence with guns, then I realized that the history of shooting went very far back beyond Columbine school shooting (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_school_shootings_in_the_United_States)<br /><br />We simply became more aware of violence with guns in public institutions because of media and its coverage. Unfortunately, because of this, this also encouraged other individuals, with severe mental health issues or conditions or history of violence, to want copy-cat what had happened. <br /><br />I am not blaming just media because there is so much more involved. There are more factors that have led to increased violence with guns. <br /><br />I am curious, have you seen Michael Moore's film called Bowling for Columbine? You really should watch it. He brought up a lot of valid points that you have to think about, and explore the angles that are offered. There is also a comparison of other countries to US with gun violence that is maddening. Very good film (even if you don't align or agree with his political values, it's still good). He basically addresses why gun violence is not being spoken about, and why it is not being resolved. Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08274322927513770328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654887465201994138.post-64682043093358271952013-09-30T07:58:36.357-05:002013-09-30T07:58:36.357-05:00If Newtown wasn't enough to force change, you ...If Newtown wasn't enough to force change, you have to wonder what would be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654887465201994138.post-35546728548104023392013-09-30T06:14:58.609-05:002013-09-30T06:14:58.609-05:00Yes, Kory. To all of it. Yes, Kory. To all of it. Rachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09317328366288947798noreply@blogger.com