A milk-truck driver carrying three guns and a childhood grudge stormed a one-room Amish schoolhouse Monday, sent the boys and adults outside, barricaded the doors with two-by-fours, and then opened fire on a dozen girls, killing three people before committing suicide.
At least seven other victims were critically wounded, authorities said.
On 60 Minutes Sunday Ed Bradley interviewed the maker of "Bum Fights" a series of reality DVDs where bums fight each other for booze and small change. Bradley then interviewed a few people in jail for attacking bums. Bradley kept trying to get the maker of these films admit that he was the inspiration for the attacks, especially after one con blamed him.
Then on Monday another school shooting. And who do you think inspires school shootings other than the big media that makes everyone one of them into a national story when they only have local significance.
CBS: But "Bum Fights" is doing it for a profit. We only show school shootings to push for stricter gun regulation.
ME: So CBS isn't in the business of making a profit?
CBS: Profit is just a by-product of our caring attitude that we've learned tro live with.
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This incident occurred not far from here. A neighbor at the bus stop this morning said a friend of his got turned back by police on Mine Road and pulled off and saw the whole thing go down - the SWAT team, the negotiation, the gunshots, the medevacs... and then of course the media onslaught.
Tonight Nancy went to a community prayer service down the road a mile or two. She called from the parking lot to tell me it was a media circus - CBS News, Fox News, ABC News, lots of local stations and everything in between. There is something not right about that.
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