tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post3046174911200481762..comments2024-01-07T05:28:45.522-08:00Comments on Thmazing's Thutopia: I am Korean; I am a WriterTh.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16460795570237872290noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-90707358509073144012007-04-20T16:09:00.000-07:002007-04-20T16:09:00.000-07:00.Ah. I keep waiting for someone to mention that he....<BR/><BR/>Ah. I keep waiting for someone to mention that he hasn't killed dozens of people yet, but the media really seem to be falling down on that story.Th.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16460795570237872290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-38038850287761310802007-04-20T15:52:00.000-07:002007-04-20T15:52:00.000-07:00Stephen King on the subject: On Predicting Violenc...Stephen King on the subject: <A HREF="http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20036014,00.html" REL="nofollow">On Predicting Violence</A>Recession Conehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288371918529972744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-88093730692374020872007-04-20T11:45:00.000-07:002007-04-20T11:45:00.000-07:00Some interesting discussion of these two topics fr...Some interesting discussion of these two topics from Newsweek: <BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18185142/site/newsweek/" REL="nofollow">The Korean angle</A><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18214871/site/newsweek/" REL="nofollow">The Imaginative angle</A><BR/><BR/>FWIW, I don't think there's going to be a backlash of any sort against Koreans - I think we know too many good Koreans to give in to ugly and baseless stereotyping.<BR/><BR/>However, the censorship issue is more disturbing and real. We seem to be finding more and more excuses to create thought police.Recession Conehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288371918529972744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-68847287518368864652007-04-19T16:42:00.000-07:002007-04-19T16:42:00.000-07:00I wondered about that stuff too. I was thinking ye...I wondered about that stuff too. I was thinking yesterday about this guy who was in a couple of my creative writing classes who wrote scary-freaky-weird-violent stuff all the time. And as far as I know, he hasn't killed anyone or anything. So I'm not sure that disturbing writing and violent crime always go hand in hand. <BR/><BR/>I'm not emotionally in a place where I can even get started about gun laws or putting people away.daltongirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16307904950109679631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-32253325790442024672007-04-19T09:40:00.000-07:002007-04-19T09:40:00.000-07:00This entire discussion has been at a near-fury aro...This entire discussion has been at a near-fury around here: the literary angle has not, as yet, been discussed (by us).<BR/><BR/>You make good points, my friend; but I think that it can't really be ignored that those who have committed these horrific crimes have usually presaged their activities with some sort of creative outlet.<BR/><BR/>The "backlash" you fear is probably well-feared, but I think the opposite problem can also come into play: namely, that we can be so paralyzed by permissiveness that nothing is done until too late.<BR/><BR/>Not a popular position. But one I think about.Tolkien Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03816447362432499481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-48142440207989929272007-04-19T09:19:00.000-07:002007-04-19T09:19:00.000-07:00Amen to what Cicada said. It's sad that this seems...Amen to what Cicada said. <BR/><BR/>It's sad that this seems basically unavoidable. There was really no legal reason to lock the kid away. (Because yeah, really--do we lock up everyone who writes dark or violent fiction? What about the guy who wrote the screenplays for <I>Saw</I>?) Kicking him out would probably only have made him feel like he had more reason to do what he did. <BR/><BR/>It's like I heard a newsanchor say yesterday: There is no way to legislate against lunacy.ambrosia ananashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05771116150816566154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-72317955777671247452007-04-18T22:04:00.000-07:002007-04-18T22:04:00.000-07:00You know what bugs me about all of this? Is acts l...You know what bugs me about all of this? Is acts like this giving ideas to other people. I was listening to the radio this morning as the hosts were talking about gun laws, and how to get a gun. A caller called in and pointed out one area where gun laws are lax and guns are easily accessible without a waiting period or background check.<BR/><BR/>And I just thought, "Great. And now everyone listening to the radio knows about that loop hole, too. And anyone who's crazy can take advantage of it. Just perfect."<BR/><BR/>That's what I have to add.Cicadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14992280321382438701noreply@blogger.com