Flag coming down

[Charles]

Originally Posted by d-ray657

Hey Chas, good to see you around.

Certainly the shooter is responsible for his own actions. But where did he learn to hate so deeply that he believed that a class of individuals did not deserve to live - even when they were nice to him?

Regards,

D-Ray

Don,

As much as I'd like to respond to everyone, JJ in particular, I'll respond to you only...as we were slugging in out while Political Chat was in it's infancy. The devil I know...at least the longest.

I have no idea why someone would develop enough hate to murder people who they have no quarrel with other than the color of their skin, their creed...etc.

How did Mencken put it?

" There is no reasonable man, who at times has not considered spitting on his hands, raising the black flag, and beginning to slit throats."

The best I can do from memory.

I think we all WISH to do it from time to time, but to ACTUALLY do it requires someone who is insane.

The stimuli is there, most people can control their actions. The insane can't.

And while I stand by my statement of "Strap him in the big chair and throw the switch on the wall.", I can't help but feel sorry for the miserable bastard.

By the grace of God we all tiptoe on the line of being rational vs insane.

This little asshole crossed the line...and he doesn't even know why.

It's sad, really. But there will always be the insane who are unable to differiate between reality and the voices in their heads.

In closing. Were someone to murder someone I loved, I could forgive them.

But I would probably feel better if I could catch them, take a slapper and beat their head to the point as to where is resembled a rotten melon which was ran over by a truck.

Bottom line is, we're homo sapiens. We've been murdering on another since recorded history began.

It's not hate, it's our nature.

Chas