What’s wrong with everybody?

Sorry, but this particular news item was too disturbing to pass up:

via Switched:
One hardcore gamer in Fort Pierce, Florida, who couldn’t wait the 30 days for the [xbox 360] repair. He demanded his mother order him a new one and, when she refused, threatened her with a knife. The man, 19-year-old Roman White, had just been released from jail the previous Sunday, and is already back behind bars on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

So, this kid goes to jail, gets out and tries to assault his mother for not buying him a new toy, then one hour later I learn of assaults on two campuses here in town, and to round off the trinity of disgusting violence I hear some analyst of something on CNN mention hat violent up two years in a row. I know this has nothing to do with music per se, but why is everyone so angry all the sudden?

[mp3] Wolf Parade – Wits or a Dagger?
[mp3] Lullaby for the Working Class – Honey, Please Drop the Knife