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Where Have All the Consumers Gone? Oh.<br />
They Got Shot: A Logical Appeal to<br />
Politicians Concerning Gun Policy Reform<br />
By Jessica Wiseman Lawrence<br />
A young man feels hopeless. His classmates call him a loser and the girl he likes laughed<br />
at him when he finally got up the nerve to ask her out. He looks in the mirror and doesn't<br />
like what he sees. As awkward as any of us are in those cruel pre-teen to young adult<br />
years, he feels like he doesn't fit in. He blames "alpha" males and other "normals." He's<br />
not supposed to tell anyone how he feels. His mother doesn’t have enough money to pay<br />
thousands of dollars for counseling not covered by her insurance, and he doesn't want to<br />
be called a “pussy.” He goes online where no one can see him, and finds a message board<br />
where other young men, just like him, can express their outrage.<br />
Their logo? A cartoon frog wearing some stupid shit on its face. They call themselves<br />
"Robots." They plan school shootings in terrifying detail. They call themselves the Beta<br />
Uprising, and they have fallen in love with our unique American phenomenon: The<br />
School Shooting. Members of the 4Chan message boards give him ideas of what gun to<br />
purchase, how to maximize his kills, and the correct way to "spray" bullets. He is advised<br />
to walk into a school where no metal detector present could alarm anyone to his motives,<br />
go into each classroom, force entire classes of students to gather in a corner, brandish his<br />
weapon, and open fire.<br />
This is not an action movie. A hero does not appear. A tough teacher does not grab a gun<br />
out of her desk and shoot back. No music plays in the background and no one is on their<br />
couch watching it and eating fucking popcorn. This is real. This is about real people, not<br />
actors. This is about mothers, fathers, husbands, and wives. This is about someone's<br />
children, killed by someone else's child. The latest mass shooting in Oregon washed over<br />
America like waves on a beach- something we all have grown all too used to see coming,<br />
washing away, then coming back for us again.
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