Another Shooting in Santa Monica

Jesus, what is going on?

And the LA Times story on the first shooter.  Once again, he fits the exact same pattern as the other recent spree shooters.  Everyone around them knew they were powder kegs ready to explode and yet they are able to purchase guns and plan an attack.

I'm not saying we can throw these crazy kids in prison before they commit a crime, but one of the most obvious and basic functions of a government is to protect the public from insane individuals who are way outside the bounds of regular society.  This shouldn't be difficult or cause any sort of legal question.  This is common sense.  Even an Indian tribe in the 1600s with no legal system or advanced weaponry would know to keep Crazy Eyes Norman away from all the kids and not let him have a bow and arrow and/or fire.

We aren't getting rid of all the guns and we don't need any "well, what about his civil rights...blah...blah...blah."  There cannot be a more idiotic response than a concern with the rights of a psychopath who basically announces:  I'm going to kill 20 people tomorrow with this gun than to say "well, we can't do anything about it because he hasn't committed a crime yet and we don't want to prejudge people."  I tell you what: if you actually believe such a thing, you should have to teach at the school with one or two of these psychopaths.  Or sends your kids to school with them.  You'll change your tune right quick.

Whatever happened to the loony bin?  Let's put some tax dollars back to the loony bins.  If someone is crazy and their family knows it, their community knows it, and they aren't fit for regular society, throw them in the loony bin where there isn't stress, there are medical professionals who know how to deal with nutty people, and there aren't any weapons and sharp objects.  They can watch DVDs, read Game of Thrones, go on walks in the yard, and do pilates classes.  It doesn't need to be One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest.  Common sense.  But no, low end lawyers want a say and cowardly politicians won't risk anything.

God, our elites got so crummy so fast.