Reply to a comment  Reply to this comment  ccforeman writes:
What CT did is a draconian over reaction to a single event. That
isn't wisdom in action, it is stupidity on an institutional
scale.  When's the last time you over reacted while in an
emotional state, and later were pleased with the outcome?  To
address the behavioral and social social rot, the Lanza kid was
from an upper middle class family where mom and dad split, and
had clearly identified mental ane emotional issues long before
he went off. Unlike some poor kids, the resources were there to
help him, but apparently the effort wasn't made.  Why was he
left to rot? Here's a hint, and I point my finger at his mother
and father.  "My child isn't screwed up, he's just different."
That attitude isn't just a problem in CT.  Do you recall a few
weeks ago the excuses being offered for one of the three i----
teens who sexually assaulted the 13 year old?  It's the same
social pathology: the deliberate unwillingness to recognize and
face facts.  PS: ban d