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TALES FROM THE WEST TEXAS DUST--LONE STAR ROAD REPORT
[LIVE, ON LOCATION, ON-SCENE REPORT] AMARILLO--Last week, we discussed some of the highlights of a speech given by Darrell Scott, father of Columbine H.S. shooting victim Rachel Scott and founder of the Columbine Redemption, at the American Family Policy Institute's recent Worldview Weekend conference here. We managed to ask Mr. Scott a few quick questions after his presentation. Here's what he had to say: Suite 101: Mr. Scott, a question that's probably on our reader's minds a lot--what, more than anything else, could have caused Columbine? And how can we prevent it from happening again? Scott: I think that's a very complex answer--and I think that there's a number of things that we do need to look at. One of them is easy accessibility of guns, obviously. Another is the fact that there was parental neglect, it appears--I don't want to be pointing any fingers, but we don't spend as much time with our kids as we did back in the '50s and '60s with two parents working most of the time. But I think one of the big areas is that our teachers, our principals, and even parents have not been allowed the freedom to bring discipline to our children like they used to--so they're afraid to bring any discipline. And on the other hand, we've removed all spiritual input and all spiritual influence to our children from our schools. And ultimately, we can't have all of these things happening without some negative results. I see it as a compilation of a number of things--but two of the big areas is the fact that we've had our hands tied in discipline; and on the other hand, we've had no spiritual input to our kids. 101: Also, I'm wondering what, more than anything else, would be the legacy of this event? What do you feel will be the legacy will be for years to come? Scott: I believe that Columbine was a wake-up call spiritually to this generation. Other people won't agree with that--but that's my very strong belief because of the things that happened--and I'm one of the closest people to the tragedy. And I've seen the results already--and many of the results have been positive...And I think that it will go down in history as a turning point for our country and our conscience. ----------------------------------------------------------- We thought that as the upcoming anniversary of the Littleton tragedy approaches that you might wish to see the transcript of the last part of Mr. Scott's speech as a way to wrap this conference up in a nutshell. |
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