Would resorting to medieval type brutal punishments help? If we brutally torture or execute the killers such as Cruz or Pagourtzis, could that potentially scare/deter the next mass shooter? Of course I don't want us to lower ourselves to the level of ISIS or the Nazis, but I, as I imagine millions of Americans, feel extreme rage toward the surviving killers. Is striking morbid fear in the heart of these would-be future mass murders not something that we can try? It's sad that we KNOW there is going to be another mass shooting. We just don't know when. I think in these school shootings, both peers are parents can be a problem. Bullying is dumb and needs to be addressed as well...but it doesn't excuse executing others.