Snap Judgment

What is it that makes some people snap? We have the Lefkow case with Bart Ross, the Polish electrician immigrant, disfigured from mouth cancer, and mad at the world. Then we have Brian Nichols, up for rape and sodomy charges, now to be tried for three, most likely four, murders. And within the same week, there are the eight dead at the Sheraton Hotel in Brookfield, Wisconsin. Shot by some guy, whom people are speculating didn't like the sermon, so he mounts an assault against the pastor, killing him, his son, and five other innocent people, before turning the gun on himself, just like Bart Ross. Now we won't know the full answers to what makes people like this tick or explode. We'll here how we are supposed to protect the judges. Lawmakers will make their impassioned speeches calling for more federal funding. It will be all over the news until the next big story comes along.We'll remember the names of the killers and most likely the names of the judges involved, but how quickly will we forget the names of the other victims? How many of the other victims names will even be known or mentioned after their much-too-soon funerals? We'll move on to the office NCAA basketball pool and not give much thought to those that were laid to rest, many at a very young age. All before their time should have been up.