> In the news last night a 20-something year old Oregon community college
> student in criminal justice was taken into custody and sent for mental
> evaluation (usually a three day ordeal) because he posted a rant that
> included advocating violence in his My Space.
>
> http://www.katu.com/news/15687037.html
>
> The news folks on one station interviewed several of his friends who were
> blown away (so to speak), because the guy was always smiling (unlike the mug
> shot), wasn't a violent fellow in any way, and was just blowing off steam
> (not unlike a few of us do occasionally in absfg).
>
> It made me afraid of every cannibal jokes I've made in the past. But truly,
> if the police can pick up someone for one rant on a blog and call it 'the
> right thing' - who is next?

>KittyP writes:
>

>> In the news last night a 20-something year old Oregon community college
>> student in criminal justice was taken into custody and sent for mental
>> evaluation (usually a three day...

> In the news last night a 20-something year old Oregon community college
> student in criminal justice was taken into custody and sent for mental
> evaluation (usually a three day ordeal) because he posted a rant that
> included advocating violence in his My Space.
>
> http://www.katu.com/news/15687037.html
>
> The news folks on one station interviewed several of his friends who were
> blown away (so to speak), because the guy was always smiling (unlike the
> mug shot), wasn't a violent fellow in any way, and was just blowing off
> steam (not unlike a few of us do occasionally in absfg).
>
> It made me afraid of every cannibal jokes I've made in the past. But
> truly, if the police can pick up someone...

> On Sat, 16 Feb 2008 11:45:41 -0700, Don Harvey Ignacia del Encanto
> absfg.com> wrote:
>

>> KittyP writes:
>>

>>> In the news last night a 20-something year old Oregon community college
>>> student in criminal justice was taken into custody and sent for mental
>>> evaluation (usually a three day ordeal) because he posted a rant that
>>> included advocating violence in his My Space.
>>>
>>> http://www.katu.com/news/15687037.html
>>>
>>> The news folks on one station interviewed several of his friends who were
>>> blown away (so to speak), because the guy was always smiling (unlike the mug
>>> shot), wasn't a violent fellow in any way, and was just blowing off steam
>>> (not unlike a few of us do occasionally in absfg).
>>>
>>> It made me afraid of every cannibal jokes I've made in the past. But truly,
>>> if the police can pick up someone for one rant on a blog and call it 'the ...

>
>In the news last night a 20-something year old Oregon community college
>student in criminal justice was taken into custody and sent for mental
>evaluation (usually a three day ordeal) because he posted a rant that
>included advocating violence in his My Space.
>
>http://www.katu.com/news/15687037.html
>
>The news folks on one station interviewed several of his friends who were
>blown away (so to speak), because the guy was always smiling (unlike the mug
>shot), wasn't a violent fellow in any way, and was just blowing off steam
>(not unlike a few of us do occasionally in absfg).
>
>It made me afraid of every cannibal jokes I've made in the past. But truly,
>if the police can pick up someone for one rant on a...

>
>KittyP writes:
>

>> In the news last night a 20-something year old Oregon community college
>> student in criminal justice was taken into custody and sent for mental
>> evaluation (usually a three day ordeal) because he posted a rant that
>> included advocating violence in his My Space.
>>
>> http://www.katu.com/news/15687037.html
>>
>> The news folks on one station interviewed several of his friends who were
>> blown away (so to speak), because the guy was always smiling (unlike the mug
>> shot), wasn't a violent fellow in any way, and was just blowing off steam
>> (not unlike a few of us do occasionally in absfg).
>>
>> It made me afraid of every cannibal jokes I've made in the past. But truly,
>> if the police can pick up someone for one rant on a blog and call it 'the
>> right thing' - who is next? ...

> In article news.west.cox.net>,
> don.harvey@absfg.com says...

>>
>>KittyP writes:
>>

>>> In the news last night a 20-something year old Oregon community college
>>> student in criminal justice was taken into custody and sent for mental
>>> evaluation (usually a three day ordeal) because he posted a rant that
>>> included advocating violence in his My Space.
>>>
>>> http://www.katu.com/news/15687037.html
>>>
>>> The news folks on one station interviewed several of his friends who
>>> were
>>> blown away (so to speak), because the guy was always smiling (unlike the
>>> mug
>>> shot), wasn't a violent fellow in any way, and was just blowing off
>>> steam ...

> In article , kittyp2060@hotmail.com says...

>>
>>In the news last night a 20-something year old Oregon community college
>>student in criminal justice was taken into custody and sent for mental
>>evaluation (usually a three day ordeal) because he posted a rant that
>>included advocating violence in his My Space.
>>
>>http://www.katu.com/news/15687037.html
>>
>>The news folks on one station interviewed several of his friends who were
>>blown away (so to speak), because the guy was always smiling (unlike the
>>mug
>>shot), wasn't a violent fellow in any way, and was just blowing off steam
>>(not unlike a few of us do occasionally in absfg).
>>
>>It made me afraid of every cannibal jokes I've made in the past. But
>>truly,
>>if the police can pick up someone for one rant on a blog and call it 'the ...

>
> My buddy teaches at a college near here. I criticised the
> use of the term and the tactic "lockdown" for things like
> gunmen being spotted or active on campus. (I think it is
> a bankrupt idea, a prison-term that is offensive in the
> context of a school...) He defended the idea, to my frank
> astonishment. "Yes, lock the kiddies down in groups so
> they are easier to shoot" I said. His instinct is to
> control. It is authoritarian and has nothing to do with
> safety, IMO. "Lockdown" is a term that gives parents
> comfort just because it sounds like it's tough and
> absolute. (it does have the same ring as "zero tolerance",
> doesn't it?)
>
> So just last week this same college went into "lockdown"
> because someone spotted someone carrying a rifle in the
> woods. As it turns out, it was a tripod for a camera,
> and not even being held in a way that looked like someone
> aiming a rifle. ...