Are We Better? No. Are We Crueler? Yes. Why?
Instead of books that morning, the shooter's friend carefully packed weapons in his backpack. He deliberately came to school late so everyone would be there and it would be easier for him to do what he intended. Instead of the planned end-of-school-year photoshoot with his friends, he planned to liquidate them. In classrooms. When he surrendered to the police, they photographed him – for his police file! What an absurdity.
TL;DR
- The author reflects on the Ribnikar school shooting, describing the day and the shock of the event.
- The article questions the lack of school security, stricter gun laws, and accountability for those in charge.
- It criticizes the media's focus on the perpetrator over the victims and questions societal changes since the tragedy.
- The author notes that similar mass shootings have occurred since Ribnikar, highlighting a pattern of violence.
- The piece expresses a lack of hope for a Serbia without violence as long as the current leadership remains in power.