Letters to the Editor
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Your student film/Claims of insanity
I hate to think what would happen to both you and my son, a high school student in the 80s, in today's environment. So easy after the fact to profile the killer. Quiet, studious, very smart - that's sure scary. I fear for the controls that will be placed on students in the future, rather than dealing with the real problem which is the availability of guns. A student film or script raises the red flag, but a similar movie created by a professional can be a big hit in theaters.
So many people being interviewed talk about the killer being insane. Insanity is a defense to prosecution. What would they be saying if he were alive and in custody? He would not be considered insane, but a menace who knew the difference between right and wrong and proceeded to kill.
Re the "alien" in society, whether s/he be dark skinned or from a foreign country, the American society needs to change. Instead of putting up barriers to immigration or marginalizing blacks,the society must become colorblind and integrated. The integration is not the obligation of the minority person, but rather, the white majority.
It's the guns, stupid. (I don't mean you, the author) I'm an American living in Mexico and here only the outlaws have guns. How about a "strict construction" of the constitution when it comes to the 2nd Amendment? Guns for a militia, not for "protection". Actually, I could do without the militia exception also.