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JDPriestly

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18. K&R. I would add that we need to work on our culture of anger, self-centeredness and

Mon Oct 5, 2015, 01:50 PM

Oct 2015

violence.

We are a society of individuals. It is essential to our ability to live as individuals that we live in peace as a society.

DU is a microcosm of the country and world we lie in. And look at the viciousness and anger on DU.

Most DUers probably don't have guns. But we can still express ourselves in angry language toward each other.

Again, I strongly recommend the approach and the books by Rosenberg, especially NONVIOLENT COMMUNICATION.

I view every person who is on DU a long time, loses his or her temper, and gets banned as a loss to our community. Nonviolent Communication is so essential. We need to practice it here, in our homes and in the world in general.

The suggestions in the article for dealing with guns are great. But as long as we are so immature and inept in our communications with each other, the problem will continue, perhaps with fewer kiillings, but the problem will still be there.

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This Is Not OK America: "More preschoolers are shot dead each year than police officers" [View all] kpete Oct 2015 OP

KnR! nt Mnemosyne Oct 2015 #1

Wow. Being a preschooler is more dangerous than being a cop. DamnYankeeInHouston Oct 2015 #2

Really? Igel Oct 2015 #5

Of course there are a gazillion more preschoolers than cops, DamnYankeeInHouston Oct 2015 #6

Yes sample size is irrelevant. A Simple Game Oct 2015 #11

Not to the statement "more dangerous than..." it isn't whatthehey Oct 2015 #13

Then occupation must matter to you also. Being a cop doesn't even rank in the top A Simple Game Oct 2015 #16

"Sample size matters." Tell that to the moms and dads and grandparents of the DEAD pre-schoolers. JDPriestly Oct 2015 #19

Yes, sample size matters. redgreenandblue Oct 2015 #40

My point is that one child is irreplaceable when that child is your child or your grandchild. JDPriestly Oct 2015 #41

I've got a great idea BarstowCowboy Oct 2015 #30

Excellent! And then of course the preschoolers will have guns, problem solved! (n/t) thesquanderer Oct 2015 #33

Unless of course... BarstowCowboy Oct 2015 #34

The only thing that stops a bad preschooler with a gun... thesquanderer Oct 2015 #35

Wow, that's an eye-opening number Oilwellian Oct 2015 #3

which is because of all the guns lying around treestar Oct 2015 #4

And they have an entire political party devoted to scaring them to death workinclasszero Oct 2015 #9

I would like to subscribe to your newsletter BarstowCowboy Oct 2015 #32

The rate of accidental childhood deaths-by-gun has been falling. Eleanors38 Oct 2015 #22

The NRA solution... workinclasszero Oct 2015 #7

It's okay. It's just the price we pay for freedom in this country. Crunchy Frog Oct 2015 #8

There are nine other jobs libodem Oct 2015 #10

Yet the Washington Post has no time for such research, or to fact check any NRA lie...instead they Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #12

Jeez, Fred, WAPO is agitprop for gun control. Are you turning on them? Eleanors38 Oct 2015 #23

False as anything else the NRA says. But you already knew that. You disagree with Obama? Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #25

But preschoolers aren't PREBORN, so they don't matter to Jesus-shouting, flag-waving valerief Oct 2015 #14

1 2 3 olddots Oct 2015 #15

I only take exception to this... coolepairc Oct 2015 #17

K&R. I would add that we need to work on our culture of anger, self-centeredness and JDPriestly Oct 2015 #18

Peaceful resolution communications would be a great mandatory school subject for all grades. Dont call me Shirley Oct 2015 #21

Yes. And it could be practiced in our classrooms because it is a question of practice. JDPriestly Oct 2015 #24

That is one thing I have never understood about middle and high school. liberal_at_heart Oct 2015 #26

Kicking n/t lumberjack_jeff Oct 2015 #20

Is your OP sarcasm? Out of millions, 84 die yeoman6987 Oct 2015 #27

The GOP has run for years on being anti abortion, every life is important, abortion is murder and Thinkingabout Oct 2015 #28

Well, it must be okay matt819 Oct 2015 #29

I don't think you understand what "rate" means. nt redgreenandblue Oct 2015 #39

Any thread assisting me to update my NRA supporter jury blacklist is appreciated! Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #31

K&R! TeamPooka Oct 2015 #36

Preshool Student. Most dangerous job in America. Ed Suspicious Oct 2015 #37

What makes me flinch is the amount of math-fail going on here. redgreenandblue Oct 2015 #38