Incapacitating The Killing Machine: After Colorado, Solutions to America's Gun Problems

In this article, Adeyemi Oshunrinade argues the steps that must be taken to put a stop to gun violence. Oshurinade uses real-life stories to back up his data. In his data, he uses Columbine, the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, Virginia Tech, and the theater shooting. Out of all of these examples, he used two really special examples. The first was where he says a 9 month pregnant mother took her 6 year old out to the park in Bedstuy Brooklyn, and he was shot in the leg! No parent would ever imagine this happening to their own child, especially in a park. Another example was how a 6 year old's life was snatched away and she didn't receive the opportunity to experience life to the fullest. That's something that is overlooked by adults in today's society. They don't realize that the guns aren't dying, the children are! The people with guns don't care who's in the area watching or who might be caught in crossfire! They're going to shoot where they want, when they want, at who they want. It doesn't make them any difference!

Oshunrinade, Adeyemi. "Incapacitating The Killing Machine: After Colorado, Solutions to America's Gun Problems." http://san0670.com. 22 July 2012. WorldPress.com. 5 Oct. 2012. http://san0670.com/2012/07/22/incapacitating-the-killing-machine-after-colorado-solutions-to-americas-gun-problems/

A Senseless Killing

Michael McKnight describes the killing of Donnie Farber, a star football player. Farber had taken his girlfriend out on a date in South L.A. A local gang member spotted Farber and ruled him an unfamiliar face in his gang’s territory. The gang member, Arlon Watson, then went into the restaurant with a hoodie on and walked up to Farber, explained McKnight. When he approached Farber, he said, “Where you from cuz?” Farber replied “What?” and stood up. Watson then fired 4 shots, killing Farber. Through this article, McKnight argues that some murders could be gang related and not have any psychological or mental problems. They do it basically for fun.

McKNIGHT, MICHAEL. "A SENSELESS KILLING. (Cover Story)." Sports Illustrated 115.22 (2011): 86. MAS Ultra - School Edition. Web. 5 Oct. 2012.

What Makes a Serial Killer Tick?

In this article, Shirley Lynn Scott argues the results of her very detailed research on what makes serial killers tick. Could it be environmental, genetic, etc.? In her detailed research, she found that psychiatrists have some "environmental factors" which create a sociopath. Those factors are: 60% of psychopaths have lost a parent, their parents are not or were not active in their lives, imbalance in the strictness of parents, and parents who torture their kids behind closed doors of their home, but pretend to have a "happy family" in public. Scott also argues that a psychopaths nervous system endures pain longer and it takes longer for them to comprehend what is causing that pain. This is what drives psychopaths to engage in dangerous activities. Also, genetics show that psychopaths who were adopted as a child have biological family members who are sociopaths. This article shows what factors might drive a psychopath to commit senseless crimes such as homicides, suicides, genocides, matricides, etc.

Scott, Shirley Lynn. "What Makes Serial Killers Tick?" www.trutv.com. 09 Sept. 2012. TruTV. 05 Oct. 2012. <http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/serial_killers/notorious/tick/psych_6.html>.