On October 10, 2007, a 14-year old student from Cleveland, Ohio opened fired at his high school, wounding four people before killing himself. He got suspended the day before and stated that he got something for them and he would be back. He was suspended for fighting with another student and warned his classmates that he would attack. Of course, they did not take him seriously, but they should have. Asa H. Coon has been suspended before and is known for fighting and cursing at students and teachers. How did a gun get passed security and metal detectors? Was he planning on going on a shooting spree? The police found two revolvers and a duffel bag stocked with ammunition and knifes. There was no suicide note found.
Coon suffers from mental illness and has tried to commit suicide before. So was this shooting spree a mission to succeed with committing suicide. He was crying out for help for many years and needed attention and the only way he felt he was getting it was by fighting with everyone. He was known for bickering and cursing at teachers and students. Besides having mental problems, he also spent time in juvenile facilities and threatened to commit suicide. This was an easy way for him to commit suicide. After shooting four people, he probably did not think twice about killing himself. He was that sick.
My opinion is that some teachers new he had problems but they did not seek to help him so this is why there are so many problems in the world today. Why was he not in counseling or seeing a psychologist? He obviously had a lot of anger in him by fighting and cursing at people, so I feel this was definitely a cry for help and he was going to commit suicide one of these days anyway. He did not have a good family life. It is a shame that our children in today’s society have to fear even going to school. School is supposed to be a place where you are protected and feel safe, in the last couple of years that has changed. Hopefully one day we could get back to normal and not have to look over our shoulders every time we walk down a school hallway.
Coon suffers from mental illness and has tried to commit suicide before. So was this shooting spree a mission to succeed with committing suicide. He was crying out for help for many years and needed attention and the only way he felt he was getting it was by fighting with everyone. He was known for bickering and cursing at teachers and students. Besides having mental problems, he also spent time in juvenile facilities and threatened to commit suicide. This was an easy way for him to commit suicide. After shooting four people, he probably did not think twice about killing himself. He was that sick.
My opinion is that some teachers new he had problems but they did not seek to help him so this is why there are so many problems in the world today. Why was he not in counseling or seeing a psychologist? He obviously had a lot of anger in him by fighting and cursing at people, so I feel this was definitely a cry for help and he was going to commit suicide one of these days anyway. He did not have a good family life. It is a shame that our children in today’s society have to fear even going to school. School is supposed to be a place where you are protected and feel safe, in the last couple of years that has changed. Hopefully one day we could get back to normal and not have to look over our shoulders every time we walk down a school hallway.
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