You tell 'em, Kevin!

Got home from work this evening to see some horrific scenes on the local news reports.

Apparently, some 17-year-old idiot snuck a pocketknife onto the campus of University High School in east Orange County, and ended the day by stabbing to death a 15-year-old rival for the affections of a female classmate.

Stupid. Tragic. Sad. Maddening.

Words fail to adequately describe this situation.

But, Sheriff Kevin Beary came close.

The local news media was in the process of crucifying him and other authorities for "allowing" this to happen, as if they were truly personally accountable for the assanine behavior of this punk.

Well, he came back at them before they knew what was happening.

The problem, he said, was primarily attributable not to law enforcement or school officials. Rather, the fault lay directly with the parents. Not enough of them pull their kids aside as Beary did with his own high schoolers following the recent melee in the Miami-FIU football game, or when they catch them playing violent video games, or after seeing violent scenes in a movie or tv.

They need to know that violence is not cool, it won't earn you any extra bonus points in the real world, and it's not entertaining in the least.

They need to know that violent acts will not only bring the Sheriff and the Principal down on them.

They need to know their parents won't tolerate such behavior.

You know, Kevin has a point.

And, he shut up those "journalists," too!