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Re: Lacrosse Tragedy at U of Virginia
I'm guessing you don't need an especially big hall for your meetings. 
The truth of the matter is this event at UVA is equal parts tragedy and outrage. It also has zero to do with Duke, given that an actual crime occurred at UVA, while none did at Duke.
I'm pretty sure we've all known guys who were perfectly normal until they got a snoot full. I've always believed if a drunk is beligerant, violent, looking for a fight, etc, then you're seeing the real person. He just hides it until the booze causes those shields to go down. And if you add love/sex into the mix, then it can become extraordinarily volatile, what appears to be the case here.
But this kind of crime happens every day; more probably every hour, and involves people from all backgrounds, races, religions, etc. In fact, these deals frequently become murder/suicide (happened a couple of days ago in an Old Navy store in the Chicago loop) and sometimes children are slaughtered. Frequently (usually?) the person who does the killing has had encounters with the police--sometimes numerous encounters--yet the police "didn't do anything, to prevent the tragedy."
I'm truly not sure what generalized conclusions we can draw from the data. Nor what strategies we can employ to reduce significantly the number of occurances.
Originally posted by Handyman
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We Jewish Klansmen, and our Hindu Brothers dont pull punches 
The truth of the matter is this event at UVA is equal parts tragedy and outrage. It also has zero to do with Duke, given that an actual crime occurred at UVA, while none did at Duke.
I'm pretty sure we've all known guys who were perfectly normal until they got a snoot full. I've always believed if a drunk is beligerant, violent, looking for a fight, etc, then you're seeing the real person. He just hides it until the booze causes those shields to go down. And if you add love/sex into the mix, then it can become extraordinarily volatile, what appears to be the case here.
But this kind of crime happens every day; more probably every hour, and involves people from all backgrounds, races, religions, etc. In fact, these deals frequently become murder/suicide (happened a couple of days ago in an Old Navy store in the Chicago loop) and sometimes children are slaughtered. Frequently (usually?) the person who does the killing has had encounters with the police--sometimes numerous encounters--yet the police "didn't do anything, to prevent the tragedy."
I'm truly not sure what generalized conclusions we can draw from the data. Nor what strategies we can employ to reduce significantly the number of occurances.
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