tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990527249720913076.post7741768626936404215..comments2024-01-05T13:46:40.634-08:00Comments on northshorewoman: Kauhajoki Tragedynorthshorewomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07390144327668656601noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990527249720913076.post-69740539802177138732009-05-09T02:13:00.000-07:002009-05-09T02:13:00.000-07:00That appropriate school lies behind those trees in...That appropriate school lies behind those trees in that picture of you. Sorry for bad english but I am from Finland!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990527249720913076.post-49221135932091529772008-10-07T09:17:00.000-07:002008-10-07T09:17:00.000-07:00Rauna, your comments are very thought-provoking. I...Rauna, your comments are very thought-provoking. I will look up that book that you mention. There is so much resistance to change things that are so ingrained in society, even after they are shown to cause so much trouble and grief. There are too many examples of this. What are we teaching our boys? There is a lot to think about regarding violence in society, especially male violence; let's hope that some of that thinking moves into action for change.northshorewomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07390144327668656601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990527249720913076.post-10407246465215149242008-09-27T18:33:00.000-07:002008-09-27T18:33:00.000-07:00Only after these horrific news (that draw tears in...Only after these horrific news (that draw tears in my eyes every time I read about it in the paper - and I didn't even go to the Finnish newspapers online), I learned that Finland has very liberal gun laws and the third highest gun ownership in the world! And I had thought - or rather, never really thought about gun control and laws in Finland - that things would be more under control; that it wouldn't be in the same league with gun-toting USA... And I grew up in Finland not knowing these facts. I do know that people own especially hunting rifles (including my dad who hunts moose) and that not too long ago, they came up with a new law that made it obligatory to keep one's guns behind locked doors - to prevent others accessing them, not yourself of course. The Kauhajoki shooting comes right after a string of shootings in Toronto, in my new home town. What strikes me always that when we talk about gun violence, we don't talk about gender. Myriam Miedzian, in her book Boys Will Be Boys. Breaking the Link between Masculinity and Violence talks about the enormous resistance to the focus on the fact that 'most acts of [physical] violence are committed by men.' Her argument is that without focusing on this reality, we cannot start addressing the problem. Has there ever been a female gunman (or a gunwoman) opening a fire in a school?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990527249720913076.post-82476600777925774872008-09-23T14:33:00.000-07:002008-09-23T14:33:00.000-07:00yes, I can't imagine how much suffering everyone t...yes, I can't imagine how much suffering everyone there is going through, I even have great empathy for the parents of the killer. This is too much to comprehend. One of the news reports quote a student as saying he was calm, an average guy with lots of friends. But how he learned to hide this horrible thing he was hatching for so many years. So many questions, so much grief put upon many.northshorewomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07390144327668656601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990527249720913076.post-72031374941153163492008-09-23T14:23:00.000-07:002008-09-23T14:23:00.000-07:00I opened my computer this morning to CBC News and ...I opened my computer this morning to CBC News and this horrific event was the top news! Also on Helsingin Sanomat! That you have been in this town hits home even more you. I agree that easy possession of guns, violent videos and the glorification of violence in the media would have an effect, especially on an unstable personality. Who knows what else, an unhappy home life? It's shocking that little Finland has had two such tragedies in a year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com