Shooting on campus

[randy_byers]

There was a shooting on campus earlier this morning. Looks like a guy was stalking his ex-girlfriend who had gone through a number of maneuvers, both logistical and legal, to keep him away from her. She was, rightly, afraid for her life. He killed her and then killed himself. Why don't these asshole losers just kill themselves? It makes me sick to my stomach.

Comments

[akirlu.livejournal.com]

One could always teach them to shoot, and generally validate their perception of danger and their right to protect themselves. In the particular case, possibly also encourage them to go ahead and press charges when ex-boyfriend makes a threat. That's something the victim refused to do.

The problem is, people who have been in abusive relationships before are likely to have hardwired 'survival' strategies that involve placating and being nice, and which need to be overcome when dealing with someone who would actually kill them.

[randy-byers.livejournal.com]

According to yesterday's newspaper stories, the claim that she refused to press charges (made by a UW official) was false. She was willing to press charges, and there was some kind of fuck up/miscommunication within the UW Police. From the headlines, it appears there's more about this in the Seattle Times today.

None of which necessarily contradicts your general points.