Another school shooting for national media attention.

[Hawkmoon]

But.....that would damage their self-esteem.....

Dunno what area of the brain self-esteem hangs out in, but I'd be shooting for center-of-mass so self-esteem would remain intact.

[Hawkmoon]

So, before we indict every public school administrator for this shooting, and the consequences of every bully in America, remember they aren't all gulity.

If not, it's another example of 99 percent giving the other 1 percent a bad name.

[AJ Dual]

More nuts and bolts, and pragmatic, it seems to me like the idea of the "school shooting" or other spree shootings at work etc. is a viral meme.

If we could somehow get a gentleman's agreement to not treat these as national news stories, I bet it would reduce the rate at which they happen.

[RoadKingLarry]

If not, it's another example of 99 percent giving the other 1 percent a bad name.

Maybe, and while I have known a few very good public school system "educators" I don't have much respect for them as a species.

IMO the problem lies with the system as a whole being broken. And as a result of the condition our public education system the quality and character of teachers drawn to public education has been on a steady decline for a couple of generations now.

[wmenorr67]

I would say about 50% of the ones that are in the classroom are trying to do the right thing.  Biggest problem is all the buracratic bullshit they have to put up with anymore.  Too much "teaching to the test" as opposed to actually teaching. 

[T.O.M.]

Caught a press conerence of the prosecutor on the case.  He said there's no evidence of bullying.  He characterized the shooter as "someone who's not well."

I find it highly interesting that the prosecutor, David Joyce, asked for a gag order in the case.  He's an elected official, and basically he's asked to be ordered not to talk about the case in the press.  National spotlight shining in his direction and he's made the choice to step aside.  Refreshing that an elected official has made the choice to not stand on the graves of these children, so to speak, and call attention to himself.

Makes me wonder what political hack will do it instead...

[seeker_two]

Sounds more like he doesn't want the defense to gain sympathy through the media....

[BlueStarLizzard]

Sounds more like he doesn't want the defense to gain sympathy through the media....

Or he is of the same opinion as AJ, and thinks the attention such cases garners causes future problems.

Either way, he is a better man then so many of the attention whores in our courts.

[AJ Dual]

Kudos to him.

Excessive interest in pathological behavior is in of itself pathological...

[Hawkmoon]

Sounds more like he doesn't want the defense to gain sympathy through the media....

I agree. Let's see ...

He has already announced that he intends to try the kid as an adult. He has already announced that the kid is "not well." And NOW he wants a gag order -- which would mean that the defense would not be allowed to rebut the prejudicial statements already issued by the prosecution.

Perhaps I'm missing something, but it seems to me that a prosecutor of good intentions would look at a kid who is "not well" and seek the venue best suited to trying to make the kid well rather than rush to announce the intention of trying his as an adult.

[geronimotwo]

here is an article about a nightclub shooting in AZ.

http://news.yahoo.com/arizona-nightclub-shooting-leaves-13-wounded-114200223.html

i found it interesting that the author felt compelled to change the topic to school shootings halfway through. must get you better brownie points.  the endings to the stories struck me as being similar.  the horse still isn't moving.