skullaria wrote:
Well, this is a bit naive and unrealistic. Any news this big is GOING to have political implications. Possibly leading to decisions made in haste. Dream on. Take a lesson from 911.

True... Although I do agree that the context does make it somewhat inappropriate. Like two kids getting in trouble for fighting at a funeral... "Well, he started it!" doesn't mean anyone is in the right.

I also hate the types of BS correlations which are drawn in cases like this. Guns didn't make this guy kill people, writing dumb plays didn't do it, and neither did his manner or way of dressing. The simple fact is that he is crazy. Should we politicize that? Why not?

What made him crazy? I know a lot of crazy people. Some of them go crazy when they're too alone... while others go crazy when they're around too many people. Some of them go crazy while driving in traffic, and others go crazy when they haven't had enough medication, or had too much. Some people go crazy when picture frames are slightly to the left, while others may insist nothing should go to the right. Some believe that they are in the morally righteous no matter what they do, while others might believe that they are not allowed to do anything because everyone is against them.

What can we outlaw to stop crazy people? Hmmm... Let's make everything white. Infact, let's make everyone wear blindfolds so they are not disturbed by their environment. Why not just lock everyone in their rooms as well, removing any sharp objects. People don't need all the stress they have, no one should really work... well some. We need two sections of society, the authority and the people. The authority is never crazy. And if the people would just shut up, and listen to the authority, they wouldn't need to be crazy either. This will make society sane. Shootings like this will never happen again.

RE: Why the Shootings Mean That We Must Support My Politics