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Originally Posted by Haasome
I agree with this Larry. The event that hangs with me as some kind of personal watershed was the mass shooting that took place in 1966 when Charles Whitman opened fire from the observation deck at The University of Texas. He indiscriminately shot people on the surrounding campus and streets. I believe there were 17 killed and 31 injured. I'm not sure what motivated the former Marine sharpshooter, but it made an indelible mark on my thinking.
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He had a brain tumor if I remember which caused his delirious behavior.