So I'm finally getting some work done this evening and listening to the news. They're interviewing this modern day travesty of an ASU college student/class mate of the killer in AZ. This guys hair is colored hot pink and purple. Lots of great fingernail polish too!

The "guy" is giving first hand observation/opinions of the killer in AZ. So he starts with: "he was off". Then, "he wasn't able to connect with people, people couldn't understand were he was coming from". He made people uncomfortable and students were distracted by his presence".

I'm still not sure who he was talking about.

I saw a clip yesterday online about how they were gonna give some girl a makeover...they dyed the top of her hair red, shaved the side, made it blonde, and then painted on leopard spots....man, I must be out of touch with reality, huh?

Funny thing is, what did the older generation say 40 years ago about hippies and their clothing? Or before that with rock music?

Not that I agree with dudes wearing fingernail polish, but is it the next social revolution? I dunno.

Matthew

Never judge a book by it's cover. Read the last few paragraphs then you'll know for sure if the book is full of shit.

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I am in the age group that laughed when the parents complained about long hair, bad music, declining morals, etc.

I submit that a huge part of the mess this country is in, is a direct result of former "hippies" getting their hands on the levers of power.

Sometimes dismissing things as trivial can come back to bite you.

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I don't think that's going to catch on out here!

Not to go into the nature of politics, the concept of political correctness, the general wussification of our nation...

But this young man was mentally troubled, it was identified and no one acted. He was kicked out of college because of mental issues, the military didn't want him... take your pick.

And at no time was he ever institutionalized or diagnosed. If he had been, his chances of buying the weapon used to commit this crime never would have happened.

Many people float among us with mental issues, that is a fact, and of those, a percentage are dangerous. The tragity is that no one wants to man up and confront these people.

A friends brother was manic-paranoid. He had been under care, but he was convinced that the company he was working for was making mind reading devices... this was a period when he was off his meds. We worked for the same consulting house, and I was good friends with his older brother. I reached out to both, but it wasn't fast enough, by the time they were both able to mobilize to help him, he had already bolted on a cross country road trip... no one got hurt, he wasn't wired that way, but he did wig out in a big way. I know what I did was the right thing... why couldn't someone else have done the same thing for this young man?

We as a society have become so paranoid of helping... so afraid to stick our necks out to do the right thing, that kids like this are allowed to manifest into killing machines. His former college had mental health professionals, if they felt he needed assistance, they could have mandated it, but now, they kicked him with a recommendation. Now, let me wash this blood off my hands...

You have to remember that most long term mental health facilities have closed. The new residence for many is the streets. For those fortunate enough to fight the bureaucracy with legal representation and last through all the hearings through the years can finally secure assistance through Social Security Disability and supplemental medical coverage through Medicare if they qualify. Local mental health nonprofit orginizations can help with the day to day activities and transport of the individual. These are the lucky ones. Unless they come from a family of means, they must fend for themselves. There's alot of fuckin nuts in this country and unfortunately I know way to many of them.

Tommy your right about local mental health care facilities closing. Our schools' mental health professional is swamped with student referrals from teachers.
Is this a nation wide trend or an excuse to fail. Oh... my shop teacher told me I was getting an F in his class! when I asked him why an F! he told me that was the lowest grade he could give me......does that mean he doesn't like me.. But...but...my self esteem is hurt!!!!!, I don't think I can go on!!!...he wants me to use power tools. Holy shit!!! I growl at some little gangbanger he goes to the shrink. Ola Puta! See I'm fricking diverse!!

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Unheard of when we went to school.

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If you had problems your dad would fix those with a belt!

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That's when "Wait till your father gets home." had some impact.

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Now its lets sue the teacher and school system! " No body talk to my baby child thata way and live to tell aboutz it."

I've learned not to judge to much on appearance. I've met plenty of plain looking people that were the biggest or weirdest SOBs on the planet, and others that looked like they were dressed for Halloween 365 days a year, but had their head on straight.

I figure there's two different ways to not care about what others think of your appearance.

Other stereotypes like bikers and tattoos are way off in my experience.