Alexis @ 156 & 160, Cowboy @ 164,

Finally, someone on the thread gets to the heart of the matter. I tried in 17, but for 150 comments everyone wanted to deal with socialism and self-defense. The point is that our institutions and culture itself have become inhumane; they crush individuals who are outside the mold. Probably this is due to both to creeping socialism and excessive materialism.

The department that I was tenured in and suffered through until retirement was dominated by sadists. I have looked into the eyes of pure evil at faculty meetings. Bishop is probably unbalanced, but I seriously doubt that her former department is a beacon of Christian love. Murder cannot be justified legally. Whether it can be morally is a more open question. In this case, to me, the issue is whether the persons shot were random members of the department or had they tormented Bishop. If the former, then I see this as road rage. If the latter, then I would say Bishop was in too much of a hurry.