I had a long, rambling post yesterday that brought up the Virginia Tech massacre, but it was lost in another discussion. I'm wicked tired, but I want to set up a Virginia Tech-only thread. Talk here about gun control or whatever.
I want to also put up some links. In between Lost and Idol, I've been running up the stairs following links about how this disaster has unfolded on the internet. Scott McLemee at Crooked Timber started the dominos by linking to a story at BookTruck.org. Booktruck has a wealth of information and links to another excellent link-fest over at MTV. One thing that is coming out of this analysis is that MySpace has come of age. We have focused so much of our energy writing about blogs and been all snoberoo about myspace. Maybe it's not greasy, kid's stuff after all.
And the analysis continues. Seen some posts and commentary that say that the campus didn't shut down, because domestic violence doesn't raise red flags anymore. (links to come)
My pet issue of the evening is campus anomie. The guy was clearly unhinged. The profile in the Times today was haunting. Where were the support system for this guy? Do large, impersonal campuses push border line personality disorders into horror shows? I'm at small, small college right now. Many of the kids transferred to my school from large, impersonal colleges, because the atmosphere was too cold and lonely. Someone should have been taking better care of this guy.