“Showing this film at universities is crucial in order to raise awareness, inform and educate.”
said Minne. “The students here are the present, not just the future. they do not know
how powerful they are. ”
He added that he hoped the students would get a feel for the reality of the situation.
“Even if it is a local tragedy that happened only about 15 miles from here, very much
Few people know the details of what happened. It’s one of the worst incidents
of gun violence that ever happened in the Houston area but you wouldn’t know
because it is not talked about. It’s like everything swept under the rug. ”
Minn said gun violence is so widespread that people shake hearing of an incident
their heads, and just keep going. He believes the situation is out of control.
“People drop and forget,” he said. “I hope people have left the film feel
emotional and angry, but much more informed. It would be almost impossible for students
To see this film and not be affected – it is that important. People went through with it
such trauma, but the rest of us forget that there are aftereffects. We can go on, but they
tilt. ”
Minn said most of all he hoped the film would encourage students to become activists.
“We all agree that there is a big problem, we just disagree about the solutions,” he said.
“There doesn’t seem to be an end in sight. People have to talk more and argue less.
We have a terrible lack of awareness in this country and I think college is great
Place to talk about a story like this that needs attention and dialogue. ”
“This film benefits criminal justice and criminology students because it is a human
Face gun violence, “said Kim Dodson, associate professor of criminology.” We hear about gun violence and see the news, but we don’t know what it is
is to experience this first hand. ”
She said the students are likely to work on gun violence cases later this year
their careers. “It is important for them to understand that they are facing critical stress”
Incidents that can affect your mental health, “she explained.” You need to understand
these stressors in advance so they are not afraid to seek help. they also
must be ready to offer professional assistance to those who have survived the violence. ”
She added that it is imperative that criminal justice professionals know the community
available resources and how to connect the survivors to the right resources
and support.
“We live in a time when there is shootout and it makes headlines for a day, and
then people move on. It’s a bad cycle, “said Minn.” The media doesn’t report about it
shoot properly. I focus on the good Samaritans, the heroes, the survivors
and the families. I never mention the killer’s name because I think he glorifies him
and inspires imitators. I want to tell the stories of heroism that happened in Santa. took place
For example that people don’t know about. ”
More information on UHCL’s criminal justice and criminology degrees can be found online.
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