Many have been discussing the Ja Morant social media video of him waving a gun, and this isn’t his first time. This was not sensible of him after all, and I’m not certain why he felt compelled to do it. He’s younger, however you’ll suppose that widespread sense would have informed him to not. Particularly since he had already apologized as soon as for this act of foolery.
Weapons proceed to be a difficulty in America as we’re nonetheless seeing mass shootings, and sadly, even unintentional shootings with younger folks. We simply noticed this with the four-year-old who shot their one-year-old sibling within the leg. How did this baby get entry to the gun? The place have been the mother and father? Why does this proceed to occur? In accordance with Everytown for Gun Security, there have been no less than 114 unintentional shootings by youngsters simply this yr. The shootings resulted in 47 deaths and 69 accidents nationally. Texas was ranked second highest for unintentional shootings by youngsters in 2021. We should do one thing about gun management.
It was Albert Einstein who stated, “The definition of madness is doing the identical factor time and again and anticipating completely different outcomes. In my view, doing nothing continues to be doing one thing. Too many lives have been misplaced, and nothing is being finished about it. It’s as if folks’s “rights” are extra necessary than the lives which are being taken.
For Morant, I’m not certain what it is going to take to get his consideration. Having a gun doesn’t make you cool. It isn’t an adjunct that you have to be waving round like a bit of bijou. Morant might use his platform to teach others like our youth about gun security. He has a possibility to take this silly act and switch it into one thing optimistic. Our younger folks look as much as celebrities. They aspire to be like them. They observe them on social media and mimic their actions, behaviors, trend, and a lot extra. Our younger folks want extra optimistic function fashions who’re within the limelight.
Morant says he takes “full accountability” for his actions, however I don’t suppose he understands what meaning, particularly since this isn’t the primary time. If Morant will not be cautious, he can lose endorsements and a lot extra. We dwell in a society now that may cancel you in a heartbeat. Somebody as soon as stated, “Duty is accepting that you’re the trigger and the answer to the matter.” If Morant doesn’t see that he’s the issue, then he can by no means take accountability for his actions.
