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Quote de onewhippedpuppy
That's pretty much how people work, isn't it? To hell with rational thought and facts, light up those torches and pitchforks and let's go find a witch! With 24/7 news coverage of course.
Now I'm curious. What's rational about getting a call from your kid's school that your kid has just been hacked up by a fellow student for no reason and that 20 others were also victims? I don't advocate pitchforks and torches, but what is that parent supposed to feel? Are they supposed to say, oh well, there's nothing we can do. Preposterous. They'll want to do everything possible to ensure that something - anything - can be done to keep their child safe. What rational thoughts and facts are you alluding to? Where's the supposed "witch" here? There's no imaginary scenario here - a real person was subdued in the process of committing the assault.
I'm sure there's a point you're making here but I don't think you make it well.
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Thinking like yours is exactly the problem. Because we have to do SOMETHING. Because we simply cannot admit that sometimes $h!t happens and there is absolutely NOTHING that can be done to prevent it. So in doing SOMETHING to make you feel better you rarely stop the action from happening again, instead impinging on the rights of law abiding citizens. The call to do SOMETHING is the call of a fool who is incapable of looking at the issue in rational terms and admitting the reality of the situation. It is emotional and knee jerk. Also the call of those too scared to admit that the government, laws, and police cannot protect you.