Week 5 Toby Lee

Toby Lee Section A03 Week 5

When have to outright said that we wanted to kill someone? After thinking back to one time, if one were given a weapon, would one be able to do so? After reading this week’s reading Empire of Death and the Plague of Civic Violence written by Darrell Hamamoto, we get an in depth exploration as to the reason for one’s murders. Darrell has given many different cases as to why people murder which had surprised me because I learned a lot after reading this article. Many of these cases such as the case John Allen Muhammed who was a former army member was quite skilled in weaponry decided to take out his frustration on innocent individuals. This case quite surprised me because it seems as if John had no remorse and emotions and continued to terrorize innocent individuals for almost an entire month. It was also said in the article that the murders are predominantly white males. After hearing all of these cases it seems that these stories can lead to one realization and that should be the fact we should have stricter gun regulations. Why is it that our gun regulations are so loose? We lose many lives because of this and causes many individuals to be frightened.

Cartoon Gun Cliparts #2746515. (n.d.). Retrieved October 19, 2017, from http://clipart-library.com/clipart/1979788.htm

Hamamoto, D. Y. (n.d.). Empire of Death and the Plague of Civic Violence . Retrieved October 18, 2017.