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Candace Plattor, M.A.Registered Clinical Counsellor
Candace Plattor, M.A.
Registered Clinical Counsellor
If nothing ever changed, there would be no butterflies.

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June 4, 2014 by Candace Plattor

12-Year-Olds Stabbing 12-Year-Olds: Are We Paying Attention Yet?

I read about this story early yesterday morning. And I thought about it often throughout the day, just shaking my head. I seem to be doing that a lot lately—and I don’t like it. But I have to admit, it took me a while before sitting down to write about this because I kept thinking to myself, “Should I write another piece that deals with the hideous violence we keep experiencing and hearing about day after day? What difference will it make if I do?” Now, the last thing I want is to … [Read more...] about 12-Year-Olds Stabbing 12-Year-Olds: Are We Paying Attention Yet?

Filed Under: Violence Tagged With: senseless violence, violence, violence on TV, violent video games, violent websites

May 26, 2014 by Candace Plattor

Yet Another Shooting Spree: Will This Madness EVER End?

I saw the news today—oh boy…We are all shocked and outraged by Elliot Rodger’s shooting spree in Isla Vista, California—with 3 legally purchased handguns and over 400 rounds of ammunition. I can understand us being outraged—but shocked? Really??Two reasons we’re hearing so much about this shooting are: 1) the assailant’s father is the assistant director of the Hunger Games movies—unfortunately, a little celebrity seems to go a long way—and 2) the 22-year-old perpetrator was already known to have … [Read more...] about Yet Another Shooting Spree: Will This Madness EVER End?

Filed Under: Violence Tagged With: Elliott Rodger, NRA, senseless killings, senseless violence, violence, violence on TV, violent video games

April 21, 2014 by Candace Plattor

More Violence—Over a 22-Cent Soda Tax! Whaaat???

This morning I heard about a man who was upset about having to pay a 22-cent tax on his bottle of soda. In a Chicago convenience store, he began to rant and rave about it before pulling a submachine gun out of his satchel. He threatened to kill everyone in the store, also telling a few customers that he was going to shoot each of them several times in the head. The whole incident was caught on the store’s surveillance cameras. Thankfully the police arrived in time to subdue him. Later it was … [Read more...] about More Violence—Over a 22-Cent Soda Tax! Whaaat???

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Chicago, gun violence, Nahshon Shelton, senseless violence, violence, violence in the media, violence on TV, violent video games

April 16, 2014 by Candace Plattor

…And the Stabbings Continue… What’s Really Going On?

I am an alumnus of the University of Calgary, having graduated from that school in 1973. Just a few days ago, I wrote about a school stabbing in Pennsylvania. Now, five young U of C students are dead—all stabbed to death, allegedly by a ‘friend’ of theirs.Of course, the irony is blatant—the alleged killer, another young student at the U of C, is the son of a 33-year veteran policeman in Calgary. I can’t help but wonder—could this boy possibly have been trying to send his father some kind of … [Read more...] about …And the Stabbings Continue… What’s Really Going On?

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Calgary stabbings, Matthew De Groode, senseless violence, violence, violence on TV, violent video games

April 11, 2014 by Candace Plattor

More High School Violence: How Fed-Up Are You?

I don’t personally know Alex Hribal, the 16-year-old boy who recently decided to go on a stabbing spree in a Pennsylvania high school.Those who do know him give the same profile of many of these other kids who have committed similar atrociously violent acts—saying that he is aloof, quiet, and has never caused trouble before.But with premeditation, this boy walked into his school and began stabbing and slashing other students, as well as anyone else who happened to be at the wrong place at the … [Read more...] about More High School Violence: How Fed-Up Are You?

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Alex Hribal, school stabbings, senseless violence, violence, violence in TV, violent video games

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