The Brave Ones; Taking a Stand

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Children Psychopaths

Innocent Lives at Risk


Have you ever thought about what it could be in other people’s minds that tells them to kill others? Could it be a mental, physical, or emotional problem? This is something that needs to be taken care of to spare people their lives. This topic really hits pretty close to home to me. When I was in fourth grade, my cousin, Andy, was shot and killed by someone he thought was his best friend, in his own house! You know when you have best friends; you don’t expect them to be the ones to take your life away from you. After shooting him, he stood there talking on Andy’s phone with other people, instead of calling 911. That left Andy lying there in pain with no way to help himself, dying slowly. After about at least a thirty minute period, according to the 911 call center and the paramedics, he finally called 911. When the paramedics got there, of course, he was pronounced DOA (Dead On Arrival), and the shooter was gone. It was such a painful site to see! Especially for me, being so young, and seeing all of this going on as soon as I got off of the school bus! It made everyone so mad and agitated that someone so close to him would stoop as low and kill him! Now we are here, without our Andy, all because he lacked common sense!

Victim's Race in Relation With Killer's Race




These statistics lead me to believe that black and white killers tend to kill people of their same race.

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Essential Question

How do we stop gun violence?
What steps should be taken to stop gun violence?

Which gender is more likely to commit homicides?
According to facts and statistics, which gender is more likely to kill others?

What measures have to be taken to put it to an end?
How high do the measures have to be to put gun violence to an end.

Should these people be given the death penalty?
Is this crime so harsh, to point where they need to be given the death penalty?

Why would people commit these senseless crimes?
What is it that makes people want to commit these senseless crimes? Is it mental, psychological, etc.