The individual who committed these murders is just one more of the many thousands of murderers among us who have no hesitation when it comes to acting-out their thoughtless, sociopathic violent cruelty. This incident of mass murder took 6 lives - and almost ended 14 more -all at once- in a matter of seconds. We recognize that notorious "serial killers" are not rare. The difference here is that this "serial killer" acted out in just a matter of seconds , while usually their crimes occur over weeks,months, or even years - but the victims still add up - well into the double digits.
Murderers can be cunning, shrewd, and disarming. I suspect this murderer did his best to conceal his intent on Saturday morning - right up until he acted. Do we really think he would not have been able to conceal his evil propensities from detection during a 15 minute appointment with a psychologist ? He apparently satisfied the Sheriff's Office that he did not pose any serious threat to public safety.
Evil is Evil. That's WHY it is called Evil - kind of an all encompassing term used to explain otherwise unfathomable, and inexplicable acts of cruelty that are all to common place in this world.
The only sure defense against such evil is to be constantly aware of its existence, be on the look-out for any manifestation of its presence, and have a strategy for thwarting its aims. We would all like to live in another , more peaceful and loving "world" where this sort of madness doesn't exist, but we must try to survive - for the present - in this REAL world. When we choose to live in wishful denial that such evil is present in our society , we will consistently be caught off guard and suffer tragic consequences. This incident captured the attention of a nation, but how many other innocents throughout this nation have needlessly fallen prey to murderers since Saturday morning with hardly any national attention given to their tragedies ?
This form of terrorism should not be unexpected, although I expected the profile of the terrorist(s) would be that of a Muslim Jihadists type. Regardless, this was an act of terrorism directed at the electorate while engaged in political discourse. The result is the same "top-down" (Rep Peter King) , "bottom-up" (the act of an anarchist- terrorist), followed by the "inside-out" knee-jerk impulse for Nanny McGov to "protect us from guns !" - when it is our responsibility to protect ourselves - with guns when necessary.
We need to say NO ! - to such acts of terror, and NO ! -to being bunkered-down inside Congressman Peter King's vision of a (New York style) 1,000 foot Gun-free political zone, where "the police will have more power....." - as if they need more power.
