Most of the shooters and murderers involved in these school massacres are teenage males. Kip kinkle and Sam Manzie are both prime examples of this. Anna Quindlen, author of " The C Word in the Hallways", wrote " it's true that both the Kinkle and Manzie boys had already been introduced to the mental health system before their crimes." later on in her essay, she states that " Kip Kinkle's father made no secret of his disapproval of therapy. During its course he bought his son the Glock that Kip would later use on his killing spree." Mr. Kinkle's ignorance and blatant disrespect for a professional opinion shows that society as a whole doesn't treat …show more content…
The world is so obsessed with curing cancer that they turn a blind eye towards ailments of the mind. We live in a place where help is available to those who need it yet " the most optimistic estimate is that two thirds of these emotionally disturbed children aren't getting any treatment." Quindlen also states "Imagine how we would respond if two-thirds of America's babies were not getting immunized." if until health is so important, why isn't it in our healthcare