Kip Kinkel

Introduction Mass murder is defined by the FBI as the killing of three or more people in a single event or in the same day (Petersen & Farrington, 2007). Mass murderers are complex and can be examined by the many factors that regularly appear among them, such as violence precipitating events, weapon of choice, and mental illnesses. The motivations and methods for committing mass murder are easily broken down into specific groups, and through the examination of these definitions and specific cases

She touches on the cases of Kip Kinkel, Sam Manzie, and the movie “The Bad Seed”. Kinkel and Manzie received help at a younger age before they committed their crimes; there is irony that lies in that. The fact that Kinkel had been hearing voices or that Manzie’s Sega Genesis couldn’t be reached are not excuses to Quindlen. Through the author’s use of logos and ethos, she allows

When children commit a horrible act such as a school shooting their parents often look for someone or something to blame rather than looking at what role they, as parents, may have had in the tragedy. The often targeted entertainers, video game developers, teachers, drug companies, and writers are rarely, if ever, responsible for such tragic outcomes and, unfortunately, often become victims as a result of lawsuits filed in an attempt to place blame on them. The parents of dangerous children must

As usual, he was dressed in black that day, Jamie Rouse saw two female teachers talking in the hallway, so he silently progressed towards them, and shot both of the teachers in the head. Then with a grin, Jamie turned towards the school 's football coach. Instead of hitting the coach Jamie tore a bullet through a student 's throat. Sadly, sixteen year old Diane Collins ended up in the wrong place at the wrong time. She died that day. According to a study, rampage killers usually talk long before

Power that is lost or lacking can have an aggressive influence on people’s behavior and mindset. One influence that it can have is envy, which often stems from either losing or not having the control that one desires. This desire and motivation to get revenge is one effect that envy can have on human behavior. Whether the person wants to gain control or retaliate, they are driven to act on their grudges or jealousy. In Much Ado About Nothing, Don John, Don Pedro along with his heroic friend Claudio

“Are gun free zones worth having in American schools?” Through the recent struggles in policy related to mass school shootings in gun free zones, I believe that we should evaluate current policies and if need be, propose new policies, to limit or eliminate mass shootings in schools, which can and should be prevented. A common misconception when talking about ‘gun free zones’ is that Gun free zones can easily be misunderstood as meaning zero guns, but rather (usually) means that an unauthorized person

Before the shooting, Kinkel was taken under the special health care system. “The Federal Health services estimates that at least six million children in this country have some serious emotional disturbance and, for some of them, right and wrong take second seat to the voices

Throughout this day in age, all over several media outlets, different acts of crime are shown on display for anyone, of all ages, to review. One thing that lacks from the plentiful amounts of these reports on various atrocities, ranging from theft to cold-blood murder, is a motive. However, what if a motive does not play a role in a crime? Yes, there a bounteous reasons as to why some commit crimes, but something may possibly lay deeper within the mind that one cannot see without a series of

In her composition, “The C Word in the Hallways”, Anna Quidlen implores parents, educators, and politicians to not perceive mental health issues and mental healthcare as preposterously inessential to the vitality of the modern social landscape, but to actively enhance the attention given to mental health issues. Her use of tone, diction, allusion, and a myriad of other rhetorical devices adds sustenance to her vilification of the attitudes surrounding mental health and her endeavor to illuminate

"Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule." ( Buddha.) Beginning in 1997, the frequency of school shootings has been increasing at an alarming rate. On December 1, 1997, Mike Carneal walks into Heath High School in Paducah, Kentucky and opens fire on a daily prayer group. When the spray of bullets ceased, three young girls lay dead and five others were wounded. Classmates claim that Carneal hung out with people who did not believe