tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21083673.post7348966991010385157..comments2023-10-28T03:07:12.758-07:00Comments on Mirror On America: Virginia Tech Suspect Identified - Plenty of Warning SignsBrian http://www.blogger.com/profile/07872444863142531165noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21083673.post-16386269329917763172007-04-21T08:47:00.000-07:002007-04-21T08:47:00.000-07:00I feel that there is something being missed in the...I feel that there is something being missed in the discussion. We go on about the usual things: gun control, the need to spot this kind of isolated individual, security. All these because we want to be responsible people. But what about the drugs? Again and again, this type of shooter has been found to be on some prescribed medication, some "psychiatric" drug. I think it's time we started investigating that whole area.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03713738446753465370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21083673.post-86686370171480307812007-04-18T01:36:00.000-07:002007-04-18T01:36:00.000-07:00Mirror On America has been picked up by the UK's T...Mirror On America has been picked up by the UK's Telegraph newspaper.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/foreign/tobyharnden/april07/massmurderer.htm" REL="nofollow">Link Here</A><BR/><BR/>Thanks to Toby Harnden of the paper's Washington DC bureau.Brian https://www.blogger.com/profile/07872444863142531165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21083673.post-43767554738521047942007-04-18T01:25:00.000-07:002007-04-18T01:25:00.000-07:00Nolan,I agree that there should be more attention ...Nolan,<BR/><BR/>I agree that there should be more attention paid to caring for other folks....so that they don't become so ostracized that they reach a point where they could do something like this. But the reality is... there will always be a risk of this happening. Sometimes people don't respond to attempts at socialization, or even medication, counseling, etc.... as was apparently the case here. People did try to reach this young man and it still didn't work. <BR/><BR/>Practical security measures AS WELL AS improving social and mental health conditions should both be a focus in order to prevent these kinds of events. But you cannot ignore practical security measures.<BR/><BR/>Proper planning and adequate security measures are the only kinds of variables that we control in these situations... therefore, we must take advantage of the opportunity. On the other hand... we cannot always control what is going on in someones mind... these are variables that we generally cannot control.Brian https://www.blogger.com/profile/07872444863142531165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21083673.post-50647342433974539702007-04-17T19:51:00.000-07:002007-04-17T19:51:00.000-07:00I think this tragedy need to be focused on problem...I think this tragedy need to be focused on problems of our society not on how to prevent, prevention comes when we care about those in our community. I suggest trying to get a hold of the Oprah episode for today as it was a second episode of a town hall talk about misogyny in rap. Russel simmons said it's easier for middle and upper class America to say that rap doesn't reflect the poverty that many of those artists grew up in.Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12353841314222163446noreply@blogger.com