THE
NEXT ONE IS ON YOU… By Bob “Sully” Sullivan,
Host of “THE
COALITION” on NEWSRADIO 600 - KOGO.

On Friday
morning, 27 people were killed in a shooting at an elementary school in Newtown,
Connecticut. Among the dead are 20 children, six adults, and the
shooter.

It's
perhaps too easy to forget how many times this has happened.

The
horrific mass murder at a movie theater in Colorado on July 20, another
at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin on August 5, another at a
manufacturer in Minneapolis on September 27—and now the
unthinkable nightmare at a Connecticut elementary school on December
14—are the latest in an epidemic of such gun violence over the last three
decades.

Since
1982, there have been at least 62 mass murders carried out with firearms across
the country, with the killings unfolding in 30 states from Massachusetts to
Hawaii. I have attached a map below:

Now you
and I could talk about how our kids, mostly boys, have retreated into a digital video
world. How they have chosen isolation vs. interpersonal relationships and how
the cumulative playing of video games very clearly equals violence.

We could
talk about the 2^nd amendment and gun control and how Connecticut has
some of the toughest gun control laws in the country…how countries like Brazil
have WAY stricter gun control laws than the U.S. by far, yet have FOUR TIMES THE
MURDER. We could talk about how countries like Japan ban guns completely and how
it WORKS there.

We could
also talk about how the media is different than it was when we were growing up -
too many devices - too many different ways to get distracted.  Do you realize
that these video game manufacturers are now trying to outdo each other with
respect to the LEVEL of violence?

But you
and I are not going to talk about that…I’m not going to get into WHY it
happened.

I’m not
even going to get into what we are going to do to prevent the next
shooting…mainly because, in my opinion, none of these topics could have
prevented the acts of a very SICK kid.

I have
but one question.

WHAT HAVE YOU
DONE SINCE FRIDAY TO MAKE SURE THIS DOESN’T HAPPEN IN SAN DIEGO, L.A. OR
ANYWHERE YOU CAN HEAR THE SOUND OF MY VOICE.

WHAT HAVE YOU
DONE?

Have you
talked to your kids? Have you checked their bedrooms? Have you taken a peek at
their video games? Have you looked under the bed? Have you looked in the closet
under the pile of dirty clothes? Have you spoken to their teacher[s]?

Have you RESEARCHED the signs of a
troubled kid…?  HAVE YOU MADE AN
APPOINTMENT WITH A CHILD PSYCHOLOGIST?!

There was an article just this year
saying that 1 in 100 kids could clinically be defined as psychopaths. They are,
“…liable to lie,
cheat, manipulate and commit acts of remorseless cruelty.

Appealing to their
sense of fair play and conscience is a waste of time because they lack
empathy.

So too are standard
punishments such as "time out" which involves brief periods of isolation such as
sitting in a corner or on a "naughty chair".  More here: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/08/30/psychopath-children-university-college-london-callous-unemotional_n_1842943.html

We used
to send crazy people YOUNG and old to insane asylums – we didn’t just medicate
them and put them on the street…

Look,
nobody wants to admit that their child is eff-ed up, but let’s stop being
sensitive – let’s stop being politically correct in these cases – SOME KIDS ARE
SICK – and we may have made them that way...

Back in
“the day,” we used to get spanked. We used to play outside…Do you know what
words you NEVER hear anymore?

“Just be
sure you’re home before dark honey!”

On
Saturday mornings, we used to do our chores, go to Little League for an hour and
a half and THEN GO PLAY…without checking in!

Do you
know HOW that was possible? WE HAD A MORAL COMPASS!  Some of us still
do.

If
we do not have clear value-systems, then we do not have a clear view of right
vs. wrong ESPECIALLY when rage is involved.

WHAT HAVE YOU
DONE SINCE FRIDAY TO MAKE SURE THIS DOESN’T HAPPEN IN SAN DIEGO, L.A. OR
ANYWHERE YOU CAN HEAR THE SOUND OF MY VOICE.

WHAT HAVE YOU
DONE?

By the
way,

THERE ARE 10 SIGNS THAT YOUR KID IS
A PSYCHOPATH

1.  They
persistently hurt, bully or fight others, or violate their rights by stealing or
vandalizing.

2.  They
break major rules, such as running away from home or staying out
late.

3.  They
show no guilt when told off for doing wrong,  e.g., pushing another child into
the road.

4.  They
show a persistent  callous disregard for other people’s feelings — not just
siblings (e.g., pushing another child off a swing and being unmoved by their
distress).

5.  They
persistently don’t care about how well they do in, say, school, even when the
expectations are clear and they are capable.

6.  They
seem cold and unfeeling, only showing emotions to intimidate or
manipulate.

7.  They
blame others for their mistakes, rather than accept responsibility
themselves.

8.  They
are fearless and like doing novel and dangerous activities.

9.  They
are unmoved by the threat of punishment (e.g., ‘if you do that, I am going to
take away your bike’).

10.  They
are highly motivated by reward or what they’ll get out of something, even if it
hurts others (e.g., stealing).

Do me a
favor. Do yourself a favor. Do ALL of us a favor, but mostly do your kid a favor
and talk to him or her.

Now.
Giddy up.