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SixDegrees3/05/2010 4:32:52 am PST

re: #135 sattv4u2

re: #137 Cannadian Club Akbar

That’s the way I’m leaning, but I have mixed feelings. It seems to me this guy had serious mental issues; it might have been worthwhile to find out what was wrong with him, and see if it could be useful in protecting against similar problems in the future.

And, right now at least, we know nothing at all about his motives. If he did this intending to commit ‘suicide by cop,’ he got exactly what he wanted out of it, whereas 40 or 50 years in a Federal prison was probably the last thing he wanted.

Also, no word yet on whether he ever regained consciousness. I would at least hope that he was informed of his utter failure to kill anyone, or even seriously injure them, before he checked out.

Oh, well. None of that is all that weighty. Just some things to think about. I can’t say it’s a bad outcome, either.