Although many schools will likely look to tighten security, Franklin Police Chief Stephan H. Semerjian believes society needs a fundamental change.
"The underlying issue as I see it is our society’s mental health," Semerjian wrote Friday in a letter to the community. "The inability of us as a people to help those in crisis before violence becomes the answer; before the anger boils over."
Semerjian said he believes people need to act to stop cycles of family violence — something he said often leads to children learning responses of anger and violence.
"We lose care and respect for one another and those closest to us," he said. "Moreover, we have no respect in ourselves or our lives and begin to believe that life is cheap, worth nothing."
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The full text of Franklin Police Chief Semerjian's letter can be found here
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2012/12/a-word-from-chief-sandy-hook-tragedy.html
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