Driver hits people in Manhattan; multiple deaths

[Ravenshire]

Tell you what, let's handle the issue in order of severity.  So, shoelace control can be on the docket..if you positively insist..because it's totally not silly. 

Let's take a looksie at guns first eh?  We could certainly enforce the laws currently on the books better and more uniformly than we do, just for starters.  After we do that, we'll take a look and see whether or not shoelaces or guns are a bigger problem and prioritize again?

I know it's tough to wrap your mind around this whole "root cause, wider scope thinking" thing but I'll work with you here. Go reread my previous post. I'll wait for you.

Okay? Now... We are not looking at the tool being used. I understand that not every individual has multiple degrees, nearly has a PhD, or a Six Sigma master certification. That's okay. This is a safe learning environment. We're gonna work through this together. Again, we are not looking at the tool being used. That would be a type of symptom of the issue. Not the issue itself. We're getting into a broader thought process beyond the simple narrow minded view here.  

I realize that this is where I'm losing you. Take a deep breath.  Okay... one more; great job. Now let's get back into some root cause analysis.

So forget what the tool being used is. The type of tool is of no concern through the first steps. Simply understanding that a tool of whatever sort was used to cause a negative result based on psychosocial norms of whatever region on earth. A tool was used to take an individuals life without that individual's consent or the consent of that individual's friends and family.

Take another deep breath now. The really hard part is coming.

Pick the first factor in the first step to the root cause of the incident.

1. The tool is at fault

B. The person that used the tool for a negative result is at fault

III. The person or company that made the tool or allowed the tool to be available is at fault

If you've made it this far and have been able to ramain rational enough to pick an answer after this tough and treacherous first step; you have made it as far as the elementary and middle school children I worked with on broblem solving techniques. I actually have done this same thing with many children. I have faith in you though. You can do this too though.

So now; what is your answer and why?

Tell ya what. The next time there's a mass shoelacing resulting in 20+ deaths, or maybe the next drive-by shoelacing, we'll take another look at the dangers of shoelaces. Until then, maybe we should look at the dangers of largely unrestricted and unregulated gun ownership and the danger it currently poses.