I think this is a good read when combined with the Gladwell article from the New Yorker (<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.newyorker.com&#x2F;magazine&#x2F;2015&#x2F;10&#x2F;19&#x2F;thresholds-of-violence?currentPage=all" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.newyorker.com&#x2F;magazine&#x2F;2015&#x2F;10&#x2F;19&#x2F;thresholds-of-v...</a>).<p>I&#x27;m not against gun control efforts or better mental health efforts (whatever that might mean) but I think that both articles suggest that a lot of progress can be made in figuring out how to arrest this kind of societal disconnect.<p>In the days after Columbine, there was a huge reaction from people who wanted to paint with a really broad brush, along the lines of random kids being potential suspects just because they liked wearing trench coats. John Katz had a project called &quot;Voices From The Hellmouth&quot; over at Slashdot, that invited people that had similar difficulties to write in and share their thoughts and experiences of being bullied or ostracized. I&#x27;m convinced that efforts like that can save lives.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.slashdot.org&#x2F;story&#x2F;99&#x2F;04&#x2F;25&#x2F;1438249&#x2F;voices-from-the-hellmouth" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.slashdot.org&#x2F;story&#x2F;99&#x2F;04&#x2F;25&#x2F;1438249&#x2F;voices-from-...</a>