To the people of Newtown, Connecticut my heart goes out to you deeply, but because of this tragedy I have to write this. May God's beneficence and mercy be upon us.
I don't know Adam Lanza nor do I know the details of his situation in the city of Newtown, but I do know the Mind of a man who did what he did. The FBI says that Adam Lanza had characteristics of a typical mass killer, says a FBI UniBomber profiler. This profiler says that Adam Lanza was reclusive, highly intelligent, and inflexible. These are characteristics that are exhibited by alot of people or types of people. Soldiers, Athletes, Entertainers, Reporters, etc. If we look at the pictures the media displays of a twenty year-old caucasian male. These are pictures that portray him as a mass killer in the same category as the UniBomber, Son of Sam, West Night Stalker, Atlanta Child Murder, Charles Manson, etc. Where are the pictures of him at his technology club, vacations, or at school. Pictures that potrayed him as a young boy with promise. One of his fifth grade classmates, Dan Lynch who attended Sandy Hook elementary with him says that Adam Lanza was introverted and that he kept to himself. Question? How does so many people know him, and not just know of him. If Adam Lanza was a mass killer on December 14, 2012, 9:30 am, then he was a mass killer in the fifth grade; and if these are true evaluations and judgement of his character then these were warning signs that were neglected by the people in his life whom were responsible for him. His Father, older Brother, and Sister in my opinion will give the greatest detail into Adam Lanza's mind and life as to why he did what he did. Or will they be reclusive in their answers to questions or information to authorities and reporters covering up wrongs, abuses, and other deep dark hidden family secrets?
Look at this young boy who had aspirations of probably being a Marine one day, probably being a technology expert, a video game programmer or designer. As a young boy without a father or a father figure he had to find his own way in this world, and in that rite of passage young Adam Lanza made decisions. Decisions that ultimately led him to do what he did on December 14, 2012. I look at the comments made by Adam Lanza's barber Bob Skuba, and as parents or individuals we choose whom we allow to do our hair carefully. Bob Skuba describes Adam Lanza as a sick son of a bitch whom he wanted to kill long time ago; or see him ran over by a bus. I don't think this is a guy I would want cutting my son's hair or influencing him no kind of way. Bob says he couldn't even joke with Adam Lanza. As a third person whom heard about this on the news and/or read it in the paper; I say that Mr. Bob Skuba had some deep seated resentment against Adam Lanza, and that the jokes were meant to be offensive to Adam Lanza a young boy who was finding his way. That is only my opinion, and I could be wrong. The resentment that Adam Lanza felt in his mind was probably 60/40 real. With the 40 being in his mind, but that is only my assessment of the facts that the media has gathered and is airing on television.
With plans to have him committed for mental health treatment, Adam Lanza probably had resentment about these plans for his future mental health evaluations. Question? How many of us if our loved ones told us that they were going to committ us to a "mental institution" or in our minds "insane asylum" would not be angry at them if we felt we were not crazy and no one truly understood what we were going through? As I read through different articles about Adam Lanza, the one that told me of his mom's plan of committing him to a mental instution; The first two paragraphs dealt with Adam Lanza, but the rest of the article is someone else's medical opinion who does not know or did not know the specific details of Adam Lanza's life.
My situation is very similar to Adam Lanza's. I am a 36-year old ex-convict whom has been unemployed for 3 years now. I was attending school for Welding and Joining technology at Columbus Technical College where I was targeted by instructors and Administrators who crossed me out, and got me suspended wrongfully. I admit as a 19 year-old boy I would have probably done the same thing Adam Lanza did, but as a 36-year old man I allowed the anger to dissipate before I made a decision on how to react. I decided to file a 1983 lawsuit in federal court that is now in appeals court, and stands a chance of being ruled on in my favor. I attacked the policy because it was flawed; I attacked the administrators and instructors because they were in error and clear violation of the law. I stand alone, but I wont say I don't need anyone, as for Adam Lanza, I could 99% say that he felt he could stand alone and did not need anyone; and that is not true. We all need somebody. The choice I made will make me rich financially and spiritually, but the choice my brother and child of god Adam Lanza made will only make regrets, second guesses, and doubts about what we do in our culture. It won't stop it, but it will cause people to think and rethink what we do and why we do it. Columbine, Virginia Tech, Gabrielle Gifford, Opelika Southern Union State Community College, etc. are the lives that will be taken worth saying that or doing that?
Lives were lost December 14, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut, and I place the emphasis on LIVES. In my appeals brief (11th Circuit Court of Civil Appeals 123272), will show the right way to tactfully move through and work within one of the greatest systems in the freeworld. Gun control is only a PARTIAL answer to this problem.
