If you have been keeping up with the latest current events you have probably heard about the recent and tragic school shooting in Florida. This tragic event and previous shootings in general have brought up multiple questions that at times have led to debates on how to prevent such tragedies from occurrng in the first place. Although the issues that been brought up are relevant, there is one basic issue that I think has not been discussed enough. This is the most foundational issue of respect.
So What is Respect?
Respect to me is recognizing the basic dignity and value of each person. Many of the more recent shootings were done without focusing on any particular person. They were general shootings of large crowds of people in order to hurt and kill as many people as possible. What they revealed to the public is that these individuals who did the shootings did not recognize the basic dignity and value of people in general.