controversies

It seems every time one racially-charged incident ends, a gender or religious controversy takes its place; Ruminate on the issues dividing our nation and world.

Standing in Solidarity with My American Colleagues—Ban Guns.
So, this week, my profession has been under scrutiny again—not in the UK, but in America, where their illustrious leader decided that it would be a great idea to get the teachers in their schools to carry guns.
By Marie-Clair Goswell8 years ago in The Swamp
A House Divided
It is not uncommon for there to be two schools of thought in this country on many different topics. I, for one, like to keep my conservative roots alive. Although, it is not uncommon for me to make exceptions to my disagreements based on weather or not the argument is really worth wasting time talking about, I believe that the liberal democrats have made some drastic mistakes. But that is not to say that we republicans haven't made an even bigger mistake by coming back at the liberals with our old-timey values that really have no place in the world today.
By Payton Beims8 years ago in The Swamp
Buying into an Agenda
Mr. Marco Rubio, you were asked by a seventeen year old mass shooting survivor if you would accept any money from the NRA after this. The only answer you could give is that “people buy into my agenda.” You completely deflected the question, which tells me your answer is no. You and your politician friends are the lowest life form on earth. You are beneath scum. Basically, what you told this young man is that the bastards at the NRA support you, they line your pockets with cash, and you continue to do their bidding. This is not an acceptable answer.
By James Howell8 years ago in The Swamp
Desensitization of the Media
About a week ago, Florida suffered another mass shooting. The 18th mass school shooting since 2018 began, and that is only two months. Not only is that a painfully short timeframe for that many mass shootings, but that number only accounts for school shootings as well. It does not even begin to touch on how much tragedy has really been reality in 59 days.
By han8 years ago in The Swamp
Guns in Your Grandchild's America
This is about the future America our kids and grandkids will grow up in. If you want that future to look like the present or the past, I'd suggest you stop reading here. If you appreciate the concept of forward motion and progress in the human species, please continue.
By Patrick O'Neill8 years ago in The Swamp
To Shoot, or Not to Shoot...
In the wake of the recent mass shooting in Florida, it’s left people searching for answers. We need solutions to a widespread issue that’s taken numerous amounts of innocent lives, and scarred many others forever. Whether you’ve been a victim or have been connected to a victim of crimes like these, we can all agree that something needs to be done about it.
By Valerie Hess8 years ago in The Swamp
I Will Die for Your Kids
As I sit here on my bed, having just received news of school being cancelled due to an ice storm, I can't help but think of the recent school shooting tragedy. You see, I'm not a teacher...yet. I'm trying my best to become one. I have wanted to become a teacher for many years and now I'm on my way. I was supposed to be in my assigned classroom where I learn under a mentor teacher. The thing about today is it was supposed to be the first time back in a classroom since the shooting in Florida.
By Diane Nivens8 years ago in The Swamp
When Are Things Going to Change?!
Alyssa Alhadeff, 14 Scott Beigel, 35 Martin Duque Anguiano, 14 Nicholas Dworet, 17 Aaron Feis, 37 Jaime Guttenberg, 14
By Kate Bennett8 years ago in The Swamp
Gun Control
"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
By Mary Caitlyn8 years ago in The Swamp
Thoughts, Prayers, Guns
Travel anywhere in the world and you’ll find that people expect Americans to love three things – baseball, beer, and guns. And not necessarily in that order. In the wake of another brutal shooting in Florida where at least seventeen people were shot dead by suspect Nikolas Cruz, a former student at the school, teenager, and, most troubling of all, legal owner of an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle. Just so you have this straight in your head, please take a moment to picture not a handgun that some banger holds in the palm of his hand and sticks in his waistband while he sells nose candy on the streets of LA. It’s a bloody massive firearm not all that different from the size of your leg into which you can easily slot thirty-round magazines and empty them through the muzzle nearly as quickly. It is, in short, a very efficient way to kill.
By Avi Sato8 years ago in The Swamp
Mental Health and Guns in America
As I write this I am extremely conflicted. I’m conflicted as a human, a parent, and a responsible gun owner. I can’t even begin to imagine what those families in Florida are currently going through and went through today. I have seen news reports, cell phone videos, and watched them with tears in my eyes as a parent. It’s easy to say, “thank god it wasn’t my kid,” but some of these parents don’t have that option. At least 17 dead, and 50+ injured. While information is still coming out, it seems as if the 19-year-old shooter had been expelled for disciplinary reasons, been obsessed with a female classmate, and his social media was described as very disturbing. Some students claimed that his Instagram was very disturbing, as described killing animals for fun. They said if anybody did it, it would be him.
By James Howell8 years ago in The Swamp
A Trigger for Change
Another day, another high school massacre. They happen so frequently now, that the shock value just isn’t there anymore. How awful, that the senseless deaths of children no longer shock us. Predictably, pro-gun spokespeople including politicians and celebrities have been scratching around for as many excuses as they can to deny that lax gun regulation was the cause of yet another school shooting.
By Katy Preen8 years ago in The Swamp