Bourgeois pigs kill suicidal 16 year old boy.

[kandrathe]

First, let me quote from the article, "He had a 357 Magnum in his hand and was drinking and threatening to kill himself." How does that happen? Where did he get the loaded gun? Where did he get the booze? As with all these tragedies that involve mental illness, it's those closest to the person who are best able to get that person help before they turn on themselves or society.

Second; When your local police department justifies outfitting a paramilitary SWAT team, or buys military capabilities, they are going to justify that expenditure with whatever scenario comes available. That might be the imagined deranged psychopath, but more realistically its the grandpa with Alzheimer's, or this case. I'm not criticizing (as much) the police for their actions, as I am our increasing militant response to domestic issues. Like other similar cases in our recent past, the one thing that the police tend not to do these days is have the patience to wait. But, it's far too easy to judge this without all the facts and in hindsight.

But, in general, my observation is that if someone brings a grenade launcher to the gun fight -- sure as heck, someone gonna suggest using it.