Colleges Can’t Magically Identify Potential Mass Murderers (via Kittywampus)

I really, really wanted to drop this subject as soon as possible. The Arizona tragedy has too many commentators already and I have done as much as I want.

But I read this blog.

This is so good, I can’t let it go by. It’s intelligent and gutsy. Read the blog and see how a fervent commentator is handled.

This has my recommendation.

I’ve been reading a lot more than writing the past few days. One of the themes that has popped up repeatedly in the discussion of the Arizona shootings is whether college officials should have been far more proactive in seeking help for Jared Lee Loughner. The New York Times today ran no less than three pieces on this topic: Shooting exposes limits on colleges facing troubled students Tucson shooting suspect worried college officials A brief wind … Read More

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