Thanks, J. There are so many things about this story, good and bad - the Eagle Scout shot in the femoral artery in his thigh twice who stuck his finger in the wound and tied it off with an electrical cord, the people speaking out who spoke about how they tried to get someone to notice this boy.
It's not quite believable, for its magnitude but also because it defies that part of us that wants to do something but also preserve individual liberty. Ben Franklin would be ashamed of me for some of the thoughts I'm having, but this shouldn't happen. But then, I also don't think there's anyone qualified to keep it from happening without harming a lot of innocent people. [sigh]
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Date: April 18th, 2007 08:33 pm (UTC)It's not quite believable, for its magnitude but also because it defies that part of us that wants to do something but also preserve individual liberty. Ben Franklin would be ashamed of me for some of the thoughts I'm having, but this shouldn't happen. But then, I also don't think there's anyone qualified to keep it from happening without harming a lot of innocent people. [sigh]