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This is one of the cases that you get in law school, or even on a law exam: The unusual case dates to a night in January 2005. The woman had been living with her boyfriend, Duane Suliveres, for several years in a furnished room in the basement of his father’s home, according to the defense brief. His brother, Alvin, … Read More

When you read that it a news article, you know it’s about some ugly heinous crime. And it is: A 32-year-old man cut off his mother’s head with a circular saw and then died trying to cut off his own head with the power tool Tuesday, authorities said. The bodies were discovered locked in their rented bedroom. Lovely.

From Cynical-C Blog — this has to be the compelte list: It’s the fault of violent video games. It’s the fault of movies. It’s that no other students were armed. It’s the cowardly students who didn’t rush the shooter. It’s the first victim’s fault. It’s secularism’s fault. It’s the Muslims’ and/or foreigners’ fault. It’s the Atheists’ fault. It’s the fault … Read More

A bad performance of a bad play

In the wake of the Virginia Tech murders, the Dean of Student Affairs at Yale University has banned the use of all stage weapons in theatrical productions: In a speech made before last night’s opening show of “Red Noses,” [student director Sarah] Holdren said that {Dean of Student Affairs Betty] Trachtenberg’s decision to force the production to use wooden swords … Read More

Today is the Day of Mourning for the people of V Tech, and to a larger extent, the country — after which (one hopes) all can never forget, but move on. You may want to avoid the maudlin media profiles of the V Tech victims and try to understand more about them by viewing their myspace pages.  Mydeathspace has compiled … Read More

Compiled by Cynical-C Blog: It’s the fault of violent video games. It’s the fault of movies. It’s that no other students were armed. It’s the cowardly students who didn’t rush the shooter. It’s the first victim’s fault. It’s secularism’s fault. It’s the Muslims’ and/or foreigners’ fault. It’s the Atheists’ fault. It’s the fault of the colleges and how they coddle … Read More

From ABC News, regarding the VA Tech shooter: Some news accounts have suggested that Cho had a history of antidepressant use, but senior federal officials tell ABC News that they can find no record of such medication in the government’s files. This does not completely rule out prescription drug use, including samples from a physician, drugs obtained through illegal Internet … Read More

ACT TWO Scene One Norman and Billy are in the main room of the cabin, tying fishing lures.  Ethel is straightening the house around them. NORMAN Careful, there, boy   You’re liable to take your eye out with one of those things. ETHEL Norman, you old poop.  Leave the boy alone.  He’s only trying to help. BILLY Yeah, Norman.  And take … Read More

He’s Asian.  He attends Virginia Tech.  He lives in Harper Hall there.  He looooves guns (and owns many of them).  And he recently broke up with his girlfriend. He wants you to know — he’s not the guy.