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Show The Salt Lake Tribune UTAH Hadlinta Servingchildren who wait Sunday. March 11, 2001 News Media, Guns, Parents: Which. Is to Blamefor Violence? LAURIE WILSON pickedon. Bullying has been a LAMEKA Lameka is a charming and ac- I realize that people kill people. Bat it is certainlyless likely tohappen ifthere aren't guns in the hands ofthose ‘Tom, it’s time for action. It’s time for intervention. We need to wake up and realize our kids and our communities are atrisk Let's address the behaviors that put the distance we miss the easy am- swer that is under our noses. and clique have always existed, but what is disappearing is basic civility and discipline in the home and in schools. can't do much about what goes on in the home, but they can and maintain high standards of ome Wilson heads the De‘Communications at ieiehan Yous Demers Wehave created this problem and I can tell you when it started_In the 70s, we had the yuppies, who were nothing more than hippies who finally figured out that you needed ajob and had to them at risk. T remember a local case a few years ago of a kid who was picked on constantly. At one point. the BARBER! bullies pushed his face into dog fekeep news media are giving kids the the youngest will be considered. idea, and the courage. to shoot up Talon can be the only child will be considered. 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They pointto as evidence the long list ofsimilar incidents that have occurred in the week since Santana High School Was terrorized. selves finallybeing the ones to report when someone has a weapon or is making threats. This past week, a numberofincidents were avoided because kids took the threats seriously and reported individuals in possession offirearms. That's a dramatic change from the past where students, who are in the best position to know. failed to break the code of silence and turn in “one oftheir own.” But shouldn't the intervention come far earlier than whena kid has a weapon and is aboutto start shooting? Seems to me there are two elements early on that present the solution. First, some kid gets tired of being deportment in ces. The parents of the perpetrators dismissed the action as just typical behavior among teens and no big deal. Excuse me. butit was a big deal. These kids should have been RESPONSE aes eit ane ee Perhaps news media go too far in their voyeurism. On the other hand. news media coverage also hhas a lot to do with kids them- behavior with their kids when they were Actually, Laurie, you answered. sor cen eee eee that two-edged sword known as “The News Media.” Theyare part cause and part cure. dependingon ieee i Sieh acai can do about kids who treat others unkindly.It is abouttime we take some action to intervene when that happens. And, of course, Tom, you know the second element and you know your point of view and you just caught doing anything Bad grades are the teacher’s fault. Junior not getting in the game enough? That's the coach’s fault. — You get the idea. Iam not painting all kids witha ~ gave both. iecores ee SS Da week are expected. but the good and not all parents aredoting =; doits. But there are enough with population to cause sive exposure ofthese crimes the willingness of teachers and counselors to discuss these prob- Education is the key to drugs, . learn more by example. Ifyou area raised in a home with firearms and bya father who was a lifelong member of the NRA. Nevertheless, the debates we engage in over purchasing weapons at gun shows and threeday waiting periods and whether any trseeies er severDy the willingness and courage of students to tell someone in authority so theycould react in an appropriate way. teaching your kid? Stay close to __ Your kids and know what they are doing and thinking. Nobody said those rights extend to assault and find blame. Mostof the time, we spend so much time looking how I feel about it There are too many gums in this country, and too manykids have access to news is that because of theexten- them! Now, before the NRA puts me onits hit list, let me sayI support the right to bear arms. I was lems with students, you see how the problems that seem to grow. and cheat, what are you it would be easy, but it sure is worth it. 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