Perhaps it is only a symptoms of the prevalence of the man-child among our young men -- a man-child thinks the only response to force is more force; a man-child is convinced his manhood is reflected in others' opinion of him; a man-child uses an object to communicate his anger…Â
Australia banned assault rifles and rapid-repeating weapons in 1996, after public outcry over a large mass shooting incident. The country saw a 60% decrease in firearm murders, and has had no mass shootings in the years since the ban.
All of a sudden people want sports media to avoid talking about anything not sports-related -- but hardly a peep about the same sports media ignoring the murder of Belcher's girlfriend while treating Belcher like a tragic hero.
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