So, I decided to go through my Facebook feed the other night.

It turns out doing so gave me just the ammo — pun intended — behind my idea for this column.

Though I’ve learned never to be shocked by what I see or read these days, even this was far beyond anything I could ever imagine.

I read where a 9-year-old boy from Mississippi recently decided to shoot his older sister over a video game controller.

Yes, you heard that right: Over a video game controller.

Really? Seriously?

My instant reaction was that of utter disbelief.

I mean, how could someone sink to such depths?

First off, I can’t even fathom a brother shooting his sister for any reason, let alone because she reportedly wouldn’t hand over the controller for a video game.

Is this how far we’ve devolved as a society?

Sadly, the answer is yes.

Last month, a gunman murdered 17 people in a shooting rampage in Parkland, Florida.

Among them were a football coach, an athletic director and young children in yet another instance of innocent lives being lost for no good reason.

Locally, Panther Valley Junior-Senior High School has been placed under lockdown twice in the past two months.

That included last week, when the school was on lockdown for most of the day March 19 after someone found a bullet on the floor of the school cafeteria.

Police said the bullet was identified as a .45-caliber, which would normally be used in a handgun.

That came after a student was charged in February with making terroristic threats after making social media posts saying he would be the “next school shooter.”

The student’s name was not released because he is a juvenile.

Pleasant Valley High School was closed one day in February due to a bomb threat directed specifically at the school was discovered by a building administrator.

While that threat was not perceived to be credible, it was specific and prompted the administration to close the high school and immediately contact the Pennsylvania State Police.

There was a time when schools, churches, concerts, malls and movie theaters were all considered to be safe havens for people to spend their time.

When I grew up, people knew right from wrong, and got along for the most part.

They respected authority, and knew there were consequences to follow in the event they didn’t.

Somewhere along the way, those values have somehow managed to fall by the wayside.

It’s sad to say, but when I look at the world around me, I see a world gone mad.

We can only hope that the unraveling of our society doesn’t continue on its current path.