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There was more school violence in the news this week, but there was another more local story about a teenager shooting someone. This time it was a thirteen year-old who shot his father after a fight. Allegedly, the father threatened to kill the boy and waved a gun in his face. After the father went to sleep, the boy took the gun and shot him. The boy is now claiming self-defense, however I don't buy it. How is a sleeping man a threat to your life? If the father had been shot during the fight, I may believe the self-defense story, but this was a calculated and premeditated murder. He could have very easily run to the neighbors when his father went to sleep, tell them what happened, and ask them to call the police, but he didn't. Instead, he picked up a gun and deliberately shot his father, killing him. His lawyers will of course blame his life of abuse and shuffling back and forth between his parents. The blame game is what is wrong with this country. Nothing is ever anybody's fault. Somebody else didn't tell you not to do it so it is their fault. Today, you don't have to be responsible for the things you do. If you spill coffee in your lap, it's not because you were stupid enough to put a cup of hot coffee between your legs, it's because the restaurant that sold you the coffee didn't put a warning label on the cup. If you bite your mouth because you were expecting to encounter only plain M&M's and suddenly find a peanut one, then it's the fault of the manufacturer and the store that sold you the candy. If your child sets herself on fire, it's not your fault that you left the fire starting device on the counter, it is the fault of the manufacturer for telling you not to leave children unattended with something that will burn the house down. Everybody is willing to blame someone else for their problems and refuse to admit that they may have something to with it. We need to stop this at once. People need to face the fact that they make mistakes and that is OK because nobody is perfect, but we only get one chance. There are a select few who get a second chance. They are the lucky ones. If you get a second chance don't blow it. Think about what you are doing, and act as an intelligent individual. I understand that many young parents today had no parents to teach them how to be parents. I addressed that last week, but we need to remember Murphy's Laws. We are all loyal subjects whether we like it or not. Put your coffee in a cup holder. You shouldn't be drinking coffee while you are driving, but if you do then use a cup holder. If you don't have a cup holder then forget the coffee. Slow down while you are eating candy and you might not bite yourself so much, and never allow a child to be unattended around anything that will start a fire. Think about what you are doing and you might not do so many stupid things. If you do something stupid then face the music and acknowledge that it was your fault. You are allowed to be wrong. |
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