Apr 23, 2007

Virginia Tech and Violence against Women

Once again, a very insightful article from Mother Jones regarding our ineffectual and dismissive attitudes toward crimes like stalking and intimate violence that are so often the precursor of multiple murders, such as the recent Virginia tech massacre.
James Ridgeway, the washington correspondent for Mother jones, offers "Lax gun laws combined with precious little awareness of the role violence against women plays in psychopathic behavior have led to tragic results. Will they again?" A NECCESARY read http://ga3.org/ct/j7_ZlT91SzT8/


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