Teens responsible for school shootings.?

What do you think is the main factor for teens acting out in this way?

Teens responsible for school shootings.?
Well i think that there are 2 contributing factors or atleast 2 main ones. The first would be possible abuse at home whether it be sexual , physical or the mental. The other may come from their own self esteim and the way they see other people as not liking them or as them being an outsider. There is one more thing that i would say that drives violence and that is bullying in school. Kids get picked on and are made to feel like they arent good enough simply because they dont have the latest cloth and or arent athletic like other kids may be. But at the same time this doesnt excuse their behavior. they need to be held accountable and the teachers and parents need to take a larger roll in their kids lives and what goes on at school. not that its the parents fault but if interactions between students was looked at more closer and took more seriously maybe some of this can be prevented
Reply:Recent shootings have been by adults, however some common traits are shown by teen shooters in the past. Most have felt disconnected from their peers. They perceive themselves as outcasts. Many are screaming for attention and acceptance. Unfortunately, added to this is a warped perception of right and wrong and a feeling of having nothing to lose or live for. Throw in screwed up family and access to firearms and in a few rare cases the end result is violence. Most kids are cool, just looking for their place and to survive or succeed. As a teacher of 8th graders I see this everyday.
Reply:These kids are picked on outcasts who feel they have nothing left to lose. They take their revenge out on their tormenters AND the innocent. They respond to the cruelty they recieved with cruelty of their own. There's no "main factor", each case is unique in and of itself. And it's sad beyond belief.
Reply:The guy in CO was not a teen.
Reply:I think teens that kill because they were not popular in school and teased use killing as an excuse. We have all been teased, no matter how popular. It's a way of getting attention. I'm just glad the killer kills himself. I can't see paying for this no good lout to stay in prison and in the meantime get the media's attention and become famous. I feel sorry for his family. They will go on enduring pain forever. I wish I had the answer. A lot of these killers come from good homes.
Reply:well im not sure but i think that when people are judgemental and make fun of them and lagh at them every day is what is the cause of most of them or either they have a bad home life something tramatical might have happend to them im not exactly sure but i think that they need to do something about it theres been a whole lot of them in the past week its just sad that there are people in the world that do those things especially the adult one who shoot random people just pathetic!! dont you think
Reply:Read the Bill Dedman on MSNBC today. Very educational treatment of a very heartbreaking subject.
Reply:peer pressure and bullying...