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To: combjelly who wrote (335102)	4/24/2007 10:11:27 AM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575311

Campus danger "It would be so easy if the complexities that went into the making of a killer could be boiled down to 'where did this guy get a gun?' " clinical psychologist Helen Smith writes at her blog (www.DrHelen.blogspot.com). "It takes responsibility away from trying to understand what went into the making of the killer, and why we, as a society did nothing to stop him. I can only talk in generalities here. ... But I do know some facts about young people who kill or threaten others in schools and universities. "The violence-prone individual is more likely to have enduring personality pathology, such as a paranoid, schizoid, narcissistic, or antisocial personality, and a long history of difficult interpersonal relationships. He may ruminate about perceived slights or injustices for months or even years. Because he is often a loner, he has no circle of friends to correct his misinterpretations of other people's intentions and behaviors. ... His thinking is so faulty that he can justify assaultive behavior on the basis that he is the innocent victim. ... "What I am amazed by is that in many school shootings ... authorities and others were told that there were problems or in some cases, the eventual killer had already made threats, but no one did anything. "In my opinion, if we have mentally unstable students ... in universities and schools [that] do not hold themselves or the student accountable for their behavior, there is no other alternative than to extend the civil right to [carry a concealed weapon] to the potential innocent staff and students who may encounter the wrath of such a person. If universities and schools won't take responsibility — and they won't — then someone has to."

To: combjelly who wrote (335102)	4/24/2007 12:03:49 PM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575311

Houston is most definitely booming because of oil. The Bushies including their OPEC pals conspired to double the price of gasoline and also Bushies sent a lot of big pork barrel projects to Texas. There has been a huge power and money grab by the rightwingers in Texas going on since the summer of 2000 when Enron first led the energy gouging attacks against the west coast. This is what happens when too much power is concentrated in too specialized an area of interest in the country. Bush-Cheney, two oilmen plus Delay, former chemical pesticide salesman, running things, and Rove as well. The rest of the country has really gotten ripped off.