Insane people have been a part of humanity since history began; modern medications can control some forms, but the instances of insane people wreaking havoc is rare. To rail on and on about this case and yet not even mention the murder rates in big cities is hard to justify. For example, thirty people were murdered and some even beheaded by non-insane drug gangs this weekend in a favorite vacation spot for Americans, Acapulco, yet that didn’t even make the front pages.
Like a horrific accident, a mass murder committed by a man who was severely delusional is sad and tragic, but must it be the excuse by anyone to slander innocents? Have we as a society no basic respect for our fellow Americans and no self-respect? Has no one suffered from slander in his/her own personal life? Is it okay to kill a person’s reputation and good name?
Shakespeare in the play Othello : He who steals my purse steals trash; tis his; twas mine and has been slave to countless. But he that filches from me my good name takes that which not enriches him, but leaves me poor indeed.
