Miercuri seara, in apropiere de Los Angeles un fost inginer in industria aerospatiala, cu probleme in familie a a venit la petrecerea organizata de rudele fostei sale sotii. Bruce Pardo era imbracat in Mos Craciun si a batut la usa cu o arma in mana si un "cadou" care s-a dovedit a fi o bomba cu gaz cu explozie intarziata. A ucis 8 persoane si a ranit inca 2 inainte sa ia foc casa din cauza exploziei. Apoi s-a sinucis.
Chiar daca nu v-as fi spus unde s-a intamplat, pun pariu ca 60% din voi stiati ca e in america, tara tuturor posibilitatilor.
Insa nu asta mi-a atras atentia, ci urmatorul comentariu:
"Pardo was no dummy. He graduated from Cal-Tech with a degree in electrical engineering and worked for Jet Propulsion Laboratories in their highly classified satellite signals interception and cryptanalysis unit. Guy had a top secret crypto clearance. Seems he was cut loose from JPL about a year ago. Reminds me of that Micheal Douglas film " Falling Down" from a few years ago. The guy was a perfect citizen until the day he went nuts."
Parca vad ca peste vreo 2 ani apare un film:"Santa Killer" dupa povestea asta. Cat de ipocriti ii credeam pe americani, mintea lor sugrumata de e-urile din happy meal, sa scoata filme din tragedii si sa faca tragedii din filme.
Un exemplu de ecranizare a dezastrului e "44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out" link dupa atacul unor dezaxatilink printre care si un roman.
exemple pentru viceversa nu-mi vin acum in minte, dar daca stiti ceva, sa-mi ziceti. Mi se par interesante filmele care au legatura cu realitatea si descriu niste evenimente, uneori tragice, alteori fericite, imi place sa studiez detaliile, sa vad amanuntele.
Astfel de tragedii pot avea loc zilnic si ne arata cat de slabi sunt ei.
Din seria "let's change the world":
"I always read about the gun control issue when tragedies like this one are reported. I believe that old adage:If guns are banned, only criminals will have guns. Criminals can easily get them - only the average, law-abiding American won't have those contacts. And just exactly how do you enforce gun control on a nation with millions of guns already in circulation? House to house searches? Now that's democratic. Well, it would certainly employ some real upstanding people, now wouldn't it. Sort of resemble a war zone in which America removes the weapons protecting the populace of the latest country we have invaded."
raspuns:
"> If guns are banned, only criminals will have guns
So what good does it do if both criminals AND non-criminals have guns?
What good did free and easy access to guns do for the people inside the house?
If a society bans lawn darts as a recreational toy, then guns also have no place in the landscape of consumer products. At the very least, gun makers should not be shielded by special laws that prevent lawsuits against them for injuries or death caused by the *proper* and *willfull* and *non-accidental* use of their products."
raspuns la ulltimul comment:
""And just exactly how do you enforce gun control on a nation with millions of guns already in circulation?"
I think Chris Rock - not usually the guy I would turn to for gun policy - has it right: Tax each bullet at $5,000. Eventually the number of shootings will go down, if for no other reason than people can't afford them."
-Ce sa facem noi sa nu ne mai moara atati oameni impuscati?
-Stiu, hai sa nu mai dam arme la populatie!
-Buna, idee, dar vezi, doar infractorii o sa aiba si atunci arme...
-Da, asa e. Atunci hai sa scumpim gloantele, 5000$ cartusu.
-Mama, da esti destept.(de parca daca ai vrea sa-ti omori nevasta, copilu si pe tine n-ai reusi sa faci rost de gloante, sau sa iei ceva mai ieftin, un cutit, o sabie).
Libertatea asta a lor, acum ii costa. Nu conteaza ca iei 5000$ pe luna, ai masina de serviciu, casa mare, faptul ca poti fi impuscat la orice colt de strada de orice boschetar, trebuie sa ii puna pe ganduri.
Si nu neaparat armele de foc sunt cele mai periculoase, desi cred ca majoritatea macelurilor cu ajutorul lor sunt savarsite. Un psihopat gaseste si-ntr-o piatra o arma ucigatoare. E de vina mentalitatea lor, cum spun si in titlu, noi suntem sefii, cu noi nu se pune nimeni. Cu toata puterea de care dispune America, e foarte usor de destabilizat.A aratat-o intr-un mod haotic pana de curent de la New York care i-a paralizat.
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