First,
the Feds will have to make a few examples to justify force and to show blusterers what resistance really costs
(see: Waco, Ruby Ridge)
Yeah, well, we put up a fight after Katrina.
Wait, check that.
Certifiable nut case goes off the tracks, shoots up bunches of innocents and runs off into the dark night. Let’s review, shall we?
-He was noticeably disturbed.
-He was under professional medical care.
-He was “institutionalized”.
-Apparently, since he was being treated by military doctors, they didn’t see the need to notify civilian authorities that he might be a problem.
-NOBODY, not family, not military authorities, not civilian authorities, thought for a moment to maybe remove firearms, edged weapons, sharp pointy sticks, or heavy rocks from his immediate reach.
So, here we are, days since he went off into his own brave, new world, and what do we know?
-We know where he’s NOT.
-We don’t know if there are other hidden surprises he’s left to be discovered.
-We don’t know what his next plan is.
-We know that none of the local, state, and federal law agencies can do much more than chase their tails and hold press conferences.
-We know that ALL the “news” networks have an unending supply of “experts” who are skilled in wasting breathable air while they tell us what little they actually know.
What solutions are already being proposed to prevent a repeat of this tragic occurrence?
-Totally ban the sales of AR and AK weapons.
-Immediately confiscate all of the above-mentioned weapons, and dozens more varieties while they’re at it.
-Punish law-abiding citizens who did not go off their rocker, who did not ever harm anyone, who would never in their lives set out to do evil, no matter how they feel about bowlers.
In conclusion, where is the evil here? Is it with the poor sot who might not have been able to deny the voices in his fevered brain any longer? Or is the greater evil in the politically motivated people who have a far worse, more deadly agenda?
You decide.
Looks like somebody’s been payin’ attention.
Thanks for the overview.
A follow-up:
There are reports this morning that they have found his lifeless carcass near a dumpster at a recycling plant where he used to work in his more lucid moments. They haven’t said much more than that he expired from self-inflicted lead poisoning. My bet would be that it wasn’t very long after he shot up that tavern.
In review, what can we learn from this? Well, for one thing, having been through a similar time with a close friend, everyone who is even remotely associated with someone who is having a mental crisis KNOWS they’ve got problems. Co-workers avoid them because who needs that particular kind of drama when you’re under production deadlines. Friends (if they have any), drift away. They don’t want to invite him for dinner or birthdays or just heading out for a couple drinks. He or she is “too tightly wound-up,” “remember how they went off on that poor waitress,” “don’t get him/her talking about (fill in the blank.)
I think we’ve all seen something like the above over the years. What the hell’s wrong with Bob? Mary’s never been the same since she got dumped. But it started long before relationships ended, or jobs disappeared. Somebody noticed a problem. Nobody said anything to anyone who might have been able to intervene.
I’m not advocating throwing a net over them and hauling them off to the state hospital or kicking in doors and seizing property without benefit of constitutional legal authority. But “See something, say something” isn’t just for mysterious packages at bus stops. We’ll never know if a phone call to the local authorities might have kept this fellow from stepping off into the deep dark waters of a troubled mind. Laying blame now won’t change things, but here’s hoping that everyone who had dealings with him before he pulled the trigger will do a self-critique and ask if they did all they could for him. Maybe he was too far gone to change what was about to happen.
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Molon Labe
First,
the Feds will have to make a few examples to justify force and to show blusterers what resistance really costs
(see: Waco, Ruby Ridge)
Yeah, well, we put up a fight after Katrina.
Wait, check that.
Certifiable nut case goes off the tracks, shoots up bunches of innocents and runs off into the dark night. Let’s review, shall we?
-He was noticeably disturbed.
-He was under professional medical care.
-He was “institutionalized”.
-Apparently, since he was being treated by military doctors, they didn’t see the need to notify civilian authorities that he might be a problem.
-NOBODY, not family, not military authorities, not civilian authorities, thought for a moment to maybe remove firearms, edged weapons, sharp pointy sticks, or heavy rocks from his immediate reach.
So, here we are, days since he went off into his own brave, new world, and what do we know?
-We know where he’s NOT.
-We don’t know if there are other hidden surprises he’s left to be discovered.
-We don’t know what his next plan is.
-We know that none of the local, state, and federal law agencies can do much more than chase their tails and hold press conferences.
-We know that ALL the “news” networks have an unending supply of “experts” who are skilled in wasting breathable air while they tell us what little they actually know.
What solutions are already being proposed to prevent a repeat of this tragic occurrence?
-Totally ban the sales of AR and AK weapons.
-Immediately confiscate all of the above-mentioned weapons, and dozens more varieties while they’re at it.
-Punish law-abiding citizens who did not go off their rocker, who did not ever harm anyone, who would never in their lives set out to do evil, no matter how they feel about bowlers.
In conclusion, where is the evil here? Is it with the poor sot who might not have been able to deny the voices in his fevered brain any longer? Or is the greater evil in the politically motivated people who have a far worse, more deadly agenda?
You decide.
Looks like somebody’s been payin’ attention.
Thanks for the overview.
A follow-up:
There are reports this morning that they have found his lifeless carcass near a dumpster at a recycling plant where he used to work in his more lucid moments. They haven’t said much more than that he expired from self-inflicted lead poisoning. My bet would be that it wasn’t very long after he shot up that tavern.
In review, what can we learn from this? Well, for one thing, having been through a similar time with a close friend, everyone who is even remotely associated with someone who is having a mental crisis KNOWS they’ve got problems. Co-workers avoid them because who needs that particular kind of drama when you’re under production deadlines. Friends (if they have any), drift away. They don’t want to invite him for dinner or birthdays or just heading out for a couple drinks. He or she is “too tightly wound-up,” “remember how they went off on that poor waitress,” “don’t get him/her talking about (fill in the blank.)
I think we’ve all seen something like the above over the years. What the hell’s wrong with Bob? Mary’s never been the same since she got dumped. But it started long before relationships ended, or jobs disappeared. Somebody noticed a problem. Nobody said anything to anyone who might have been able to intervene.
I’m not advocating throwing a net over them and hauling them off to the state hospital or kicking in doors and seizing property without benefit of constitutional legal authority. But “See something, say something” isn’t just for mysterious packages at bus stops. We’ll never know if a phone call to the local authorities might have kept this fellow from stepping off into the deep dark waters of a troubled mind. Laying blame now won’t change things, but here’s hoping that everyone who had dealings with him before he pulled the trigger will do a self-critique and ask if they did all they could for him. Maybe he was too far gone to change what was about to happen.
But maybe….