From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2014 #783 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Unsubscribe:mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe Website:http://jonimitchell.com JMDL Digest Monday, May 26 2014 Volume 2014 : Number 783 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: Shooting in California (NJC) [Anita Tedder Subject: Re: Shooting in California (NJC) It is just so hard to come to terms with things so senseless, painful and shocking as these shootings. My thoughts are very much with those affected. Hearing of this tragedy reminded me of a film I recently watched called, "we need to talk about Kevin" in which the actress, Tilda Swinton, played the Mother of a young man who murders his school friends, his Father and young sister. It was an extremely harrowing film to watch, but brilliantly captured the deep, extreme emotions these kinds of dreadful actions evoke and, in the film, the complexity of existing as the Mother of a psychopath who murders innocents is portrayed with unflinching, almost frightening, honesty. I guess I mention it here simply because the film tries to make sense of the senseless. Whatever happened, as you say, Lindsay, it is so,so desperately sad, Anita > On 25 May 2014, at 21:16, Lindsay Moon wrote: > > My daughter was a freshman at her school and had some problems with a boy who exhibited some exact traits of this shooter. I called and called the school trying to get them to do something, writing emails, trying to get my daughter to contact whom she needed to. It was a run-around from one place to the next. I can only guess that because of this boy's right to privacy, etc., he too had to be protected. I kept saying to them, "But you can call his parents, call him in and ask him questions  something!" The answer was always, "Well, if he hasn't done anything" I wish there were an easier answer. > > It does seem that everyone in Elliot's case dropped the ball. I completely agree that some alarm somewhere should have been in place that one person buying three guns is a red flag. But this boy also stabbed his three roommates which I can't understand. So if he hadn't had access to guns, would he have just stabbed and perhaps driven into people in his car? A person this unhinged is going to find a way to "seek revenge." So, so sad. > > Lindsay ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2014 #783 ***************************** ------- To post messages to the list,sendtojoni@smoe.org. Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------