This morning, I woke up and turned on the news
I heard a crazy man killed 7 dudes
He had no home and no money for food
Guess he just snapped, didn't know what to do
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Another cop shot a nigga
Then went back to the precinct like "Oh, yeah, I got a nigga"
They'd rather pop a nigga
Than to do their job right, they only need to stop a nigga
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Everybody's getting shot and everybody did it
They giving guns to niggas out here that should be committed
Somehow, a kid got his pop's gun from where it's hidden
Now somebody's missing 17 little children
I heard a crazy man killed 7 dudes
He had no home and no money for food
Guess he just snapped, didn't know what to do
-
Another cop shot a nigga
Then went back to the precinct like "Oh, yeah, I got a nigga"
They'd rather pop a nigga
Than to do their job right, they only need to stop a nigga
-
Everybody's getting shot and everybody did it
They giving guns to niggas out here that should be committed
Somehow, a kid got his pop's gun from where it's hidden
Now somebody's missing 17 little children
"Cause and Effect"
A Shooter's Perspective
Tuesday, February 24, 2018 (12pm)
They invited me to sit with them? Ok, I guess. But why all of a sudden? I guess having lunch at a different table won't hurt. Oh, here it is right here. She's here too?! Bet! I wanted to talk to her for weeks. But, Billy… he's here too. This can't be good. Don't tell me he - ooh. If she keep brushing up against me like that, I'ma- Yo! Why you gotta talk about my shoes like that? Always tryna roast somebody. I ain't said shit about your nappy ass hair or that lazy eye you keep tryna hide. Fuck it, I'm out. Hol' up, where did my pizza go? That greedy ass bitch. I hope all them calories go straight to your gut. They always tryna mess with me.
Tuesday, February 24, 2018 (5pm)
Man, fuck Billy. I'm sick of him always making fun of me. It's been like this all year. Im'a show him. Watch this. When I get there tomorrow, he better not even look me in my eye or I'ma pop his dumb ass. No, I'ma shoot him anyway. Wanna humiliate me in front of the girl I like. And he got her in on it too. I should shoot her too. Ate my pizza. I wanted that. Oh well, she can - hold up. I'm missing some money. Who - Tommy. Had to be. He's gonna die too. It's over. Its gonna be just like Grand Theft Auto. Took my pizza. Laughed at my shoes. Took my money. Always humiliating me. My arm hurts. I know what I should do. Should ask him if he knows who AK is. When he says no, I'ma shoot him and everybody with him. I wonder how many I can take in one clip. But Billy is definitely getting a whole clip to himself.
They invited me to sit with them? Ok, I guess. But why all of a sudden? I guess having lunch at a different table won't hurt. Oh, here it is right here. She's here too?! Bet! I wanted to talk to her for weeks. But, Billy… he's here too. This can't be good. Don't tell me he - ooh. If she keep brushing up against me like that, I'ma- Yo! Why you gotta talk about my shoes like that? Always tryna roast somebody. I ain't said shit about your nappy ass hair or that lazy eye you keep tryna hide. Fuck it, I'm out. Hol' up, where did my pizza go? That greedy ass bitch. I hope all them calories go straight to your gut. They always tryna mess with me.
Tuesday, February 24, 2018 (5pm)
Man, fuck Billy. I'm sick of him always making fun of me. It's been like this all year. Im'a show him. Watch this. When I get there tomorrow, he better not even look me in my eye or I'ma pop his dumb ass. No, I'ma shoot him anyway. Wanna humiliate me in front of the girl I like. And he got her in on it too. I should shoot her too. Ate my pizza. I wanted that. Oh well, she can - hold up. I'm missing some money. Who - Tommy. Had to be. He's gonna die too. It's over. Its gonna be just like Grand Theft Auto. Took my pizza. Laughed at my shoes. Took my money. Always humiliating me. My arm hurts. I know what I should do. Should ask him if he knows who AK is. When he says no, I'ma shoot him and everybody with him. I wonder how many I can take in one clip. But Billy is definitely getting a whole clip to himself.
My Honest Belief
Human beings created many amazing things never before thought possible. The wheel that changed the way people and things could be transported. The Cotton Gin that revolutionized the textile industry and made it easier to make the clothes we wear. The television that we can waste so much time in front of. The home entertainment system (video games) that we use with the television to enjoy wasting even more time. The nuclear power plant that powers almost everything we do. The cell phone that people obsess over. Modern medicine, that saved so many lives in the hospital. And last but not least, the gun that sent them there. Yes, the gun. The small (or large) piece of metal that started it all for some and ended it all for others. No person can live their entire life and never see or hear of a gun. Depending on where a person lives, they may not live out their entire life without losing a friend or family member to a gun. Since its creation, guns have taken more lives than the atomic bomb, arguably the most powerful weapon in history, specifically designed to take as many lives as possible. Out of everything that has ever been created by a human, a gun is the worst invention thus far. Just try to make me change my mind. Nothing has caused as much damage as guns have. And as time progresses, it seems to only get worse. Shooting incidents are becoming less and less rare every year. Every month, even. At least 3 people got shot yesterday. I don't even have to look it up, I know that as a fact. Just about everyone who shouldn't has access to at least one gun. The mentally unstable. The morally unjust. Even children. What does a child need a gun for? Does he need a weapon to protect himself from the bullies at school? Does he want it to try to look cool? Does he want to erase the sources of his pent up stress and aggression over the past school year? School shootings are a part of the sad reality that even students and teachers could fall victim at any time to gun violence, even while trying to simply finish a school day. Just as much of a chance as the many groups of family and friends enjoying themselves at public events. Half a year ago, I lost someone very important to me to gun violence, and it still hurts like I got shot right with her. I am but one of the thousands of people who had loved ones snatched from them every year. These are problems. Big problems. Problems that need to be fixed now. But, how do we fix them? Tighten up. Tighten up on the laws and regulations that let these guns into our neighborhoods. We need to make a better effort to remove this threat from our everyday lives. To decrease the chances of becoming the next victim. To Get the Glocks off our Blocks.
Video Version
Endnotes
Introduction: For my introduction, I gave a basic outline of the issues I would address on this website.
Genre One (Category 4, Original work of art): I used the phone app IbisPaint X to create the background for this website.
Genre Two (Category 3, Poem): I took pieces of a song I wrote called "tragic" that talks about my main 3 issues and arranged them into a poem.
Genre Three (Category 5, Stream of Consciousness): I took the possible thoughts of a school shooter.
Genre Four (Category 2, Speech): I voiced my thoughts of the current state of being, in regards to how weak gun control currently is and what happens because of it
Genre Five (Category 1, Informational Video): I used Adobe Spark and a beat my friend sent me to further illustrate key points of my speech in. I used pictures from Google images and charts from
Genre One (Category 4, Original work of art): I used the phone app IbisPaint X to create the background for this website.
Genre Two (Category 3, Poem): I took pieces of a song I wrote called "tragic" that talks about my main 3 issues and arranged them into a poem.
Genre Three (Category 5, Stream of Consciousness): I took the possible thoughts of a school shooter.
Genre Four (Category 2, Speech): I voiced my thoughts of the current state of being, in regards to how weak gun control currently is and what happens because of it
Genre Five (Category 1, Informational Video): I used Adobe Spark and a beat my friend sent me to further illustrate key points of my speech in. I used pictures from Google images and charts from