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| Does this CCSU student look suspicious? (NBC CT) |
How do you prevent stupidity? Monday's unfortunate incident at Central Connecticut State University could have been totally avoided if one student - a son of a geography professor - had the common sense to not wear a camouflage costume with a ski mask and plastic weapons days after Halloween. We're told if we "see something, say something", and people on campus certainly did. The system worked well, but thousands of lives were disrupted. Somehow $1000 bail and a breach of peace charge seem like light punishment. Then the guy gets arrested a second time the next day for violating an order not to return to the campus! Some of the stupidest acts I've ever witnessed were the work of college students, but they don't represent everyone trying to actually learn something. Student or not, this kid is stupid for not realizing you can't do what he did.
In other news, it was revealed that the deranged shooter at LAX airport had enough ammo to take out the whole terminal in what should have been one of the most secure public areas in the country. If he didn't limit himself to hunting down TSA officers, this could have been even more tragic. Likewise at the huge shopping mall in Paramus, New Jersey, where a gunman there could have taken many lives. He instead limited his mission to one of suicide. Less than a year after the Sandy Hook massacre, we seem to look upon these increasing incidents as part of the American way. That's unacceptable as we passively await the next Sandy Hook.
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