Man stabbed and beheaded on Greyhound bus

[Sinergy 3]

I'd be all for allowing someone with a CWP to carry a gun while riding a bus, but in this case, if it were the sleeping man, not likely that he'd be able to get to his gun after being attacked (element of surprise). If it were another passenger, they might have been able to stop the guy from cutting the head off, but again it was a surprise attack and happened in the blink of an eye.

I do think though, that allowing CWP to carry a gun on a bus would deter some people from acting out criminally on a bus.

I'll agree with that - but it probably isn't going to do much to prevent an irrational psychopath. The sort of behaviour described in the OP article is so far outside the norm that I can't see how someone could have predicted it.

Though I'd be surprised if the guy wasn't acting oddly beforehand... Clearly very abnormal psychology at work.

We need advanced surveillance technology that can monitor people in public spaces, their body temperature, heartrate and physical movements, and be able to alert authorities when someones vitals and/or behavior deviates from acceptable norms.

Two words:

Minority Report

Equalibrium

[DARUMA07 25]

I'd be all for allowing someone with a CWP to carry a gun while riding a bus, but in this case, if it were the sleeping man, not likely that he'd be able to get to his gun after being attacked (element of surprise). If it were another passenger, they might have been able to stop the guy from cutting the head off, but again it was a surprise attack and happened in the blink of an eye.

I do think though, that allowing CWP to carry a gun on a bus would deter some people from acting out criminally on a bus.

I'll agree with that - but it probably isn't going to do much to prevent an irrational psychopath. The sort of behaviour described in the OP article is so far outside the norm that I can't see how someone could have predicted it.

Though I'd be surprised if the guy wasn't acting oddly beforehand... Clearly very abnormal psychology at work.

We need advanced surveillance technology that can monitor people in public spaces, their body temperature, heartrate and physical movements, and be able to alert authorities when someones vitals and/or behavior deviates from acceptable norms.

#######! The scary part about this is we all could have a neighbor just like this crazy man... You never know?

Yeap.

You should kill yourself now, deny your neighbor the pleasure.

GFYS...........

Ok, I will.

And you will go kill yourself.

Deal?

Hiding behind that computer again, Tough Guy??

Where else would I hide?

Right Here!

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I'd be all for allowing someone with a CWP to carry a gun while riding a bus, but in this case, if it were the sleeping man, not likely that he'd be able to get to his gun after being attacked (element of surprise). If it were another passenger, they might have been able to stop the guy from cutting the head off, but again it was a surprise attack and happened in the blink of an eye.

I do think though, that allowing CWP to carry a gun on a bus would deter some people from acting out criminally on a bus.

I'll agree with that - but it probably isn't going to do much to prevent an irrational psychopath. The sort of behaviour described in the OP article is so far outside the norm that I can't see how someone could have predicted it.

Though I'd be surprised if the guy wasn't acting oddly beforehand... Clearly very abnormal psychology at work.

We need advanced surveillance technology that can monitor people in public spaces, their body temperature, heartrate and physical movements, and be able to alert authorities when someones vitals and/or behavior deviates from acceptable norms.

Two words:

Minority Report

Equalibrium

That was a horrible movie - but then again Minority Report wasn't exactly a masterpiece.

[Sinergy 3]

I'd be all for allowing someone with a CWP to carry a gun while riding a bus, but in this case, if it were the sleeping man, not likely that he'd be able to get to his gun after being attacked (element of surprise). If it were another passenger, they might have been able to stop the guy from cutting the head off, but again it was a surprise attack and happened in the blink of an eye.

I do think though, that allowing CWP to carry a gun on a bus would deter some people from acting out criminally on a bus.

I'll agree with that - but it probably isn't going to do much to prevent an irrational psychopath. The sort of behaviour described in the OP article is so far outside the norm that I can't see how someone could have predicted it.

Though I'd be surprised if the guy wasn't acting oddly beforehand... Clearly very abnormal psychology at work.

We need advanced surveillance technology that can monitor people in public spaces, their body temperature, heartrate and physical movements, and be able to alert authorities when someones vitals and/or behavior deviates from acceptable norms.

Two words:

Minority Report

Equalibrium

That was a horrible movie - but then again Minority Report wasn't exactly a masterpiece.

omg i LOVE Equalibrium...I LOVE Christian Bale....have ever since he was in Empire of the Sun and that disney one, but i cant remember the name

[Scott & Lai 12]

I'm gonna move West to a town where only the Sherif has a gun, and all the citizens have to leave their weapons at the town's permimeter.

I don't know, according to some people, cops are a greater threat than criminals and are probably psycopaths, so perhaps moving to a place where only cops are armed isn't such a good idea.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Bale's always good - but that movie bothered me bothered because the plot was a blatant rip-off of several pretty well-known books (1984, Brave New World and Fahrenheit 451).

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I'm gonna move West to a town where only the Sherif has a gun, and all the citizens have to leave their weapons at the town's permimeter.

I don't know, according to some people, cops are a greater threat than criminals and are probably psycopaths, so perhaps moving to a place where only cops are armed isn't such a good idea.

Perhaps we should all retreat into the forests or mountains and live in caves like hermits.

[Imua 0]

According to the BBC the guy was stabbed 50 or 60 times!!!!!! OMFG I cannot imagine what it must have been like to witness that, let alone the poor guy that was killed without any provocation by a total stranger....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7535840.stm

Edited July 31, 2008 by Pattu Rani

[Marilyn. 340]

I'd be all for allowing someone with a CWP to carry a gun while riding a bus, but in this case, if it were the sleeping man, not likely that he'd be able to get to his gun after being attacked (element of surprise). If it were another passenger, they might have been able to stop the guy from cutting the head off, but again it was a surprise attack and happened in the blink of an eye.

I do think though, that allowing CWP to carry a gun on a bus would deter some people from acting out criminally on a bus.

I'll agree with that - but it probably isn't going to do much to prevent an irrational psychopath. The sort of behaviour described in the OP article is so far outside the norm that I can't see how someone could have predicted it.

Though I'd be surprised if the guy wasn't acting oddly beforehand... Clearly very abnormal psychology at work.

We need advanced surveillance technology that can monitor people in public spaces, their body temperature, heartrate and physical movements, and be able to alert authorities when someones vitals and/or behavior deviates from acceptable norms.

Two words:

Minority Report

Equalibrium

That was a horrible movie - but then again Minority Report wasn't exactly a masterpiece.

omg i LOVE Equalibrium...I LOVE Christian Bale....have ever since he was in Empire of the Sun and that disney one, but i cant remember the name

yeah I really liked that movie too...

my first noticed Christian Bale in Little Women, the one with Winona Ryder but then I found out recently he was in Swing Kids which I watched ages ago...

the only Disney movie I can see on his list that he was in was Pocahontas, he did a voice over in that...

oh maybe it was Newsies??

Edited July 31, 2008 by *Marilyn*

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

They had a case in Britain recently of two students stabbed over 200 times and then set alight in a London flat. Crazy...

[Sinergy 3]

I'd be all for allowing someone with a CWP to carry a gun while riding a bus, but in this case, if it were the sleeping man, not likely that he'd be able to get to his gun after being attacked (element of surprise). If it were another passenger, they might have been able to stop the guy from cutting the head off, but again it was a surprise attack and happened in the blink of an eye.

I do think though, that allowing CWP to carry a gun on a bus would deter some people from acting out criminally on a bus.

I'll agree with that - but it probably isn't going to do much to prevent an irrational psychopath. The sort of behaviour described in the OP article is so far outside the norm that I can't see how someone could have predicted it.

Though I'd be surprised if the guy wasn't acting oddly beforehand... Clearly very abnormal psychology at work.

We need advanced surveillance technology that can monitor people in public spaces, their body temperature, heartrate and physical movements, and be able to alert authorities when someones vitals and/or behavior deviates from acceptable norms.

Two words:

Minority Report

Equalibrium

That was a horrible movie - but then again Minority Report wasn't exactly a masterpiece.

omg i LOVE Equalibrium...I LOVE Christian Bale....have ever since he was in Empire of the Sun and that disney one, but i cant remember the name

yeah I really liked that movie too...

my first noticed Christian Bale in Little Women, the one with Winona Ryder but then I found out recently he was in Swing Kids which I watched ages ago...

the only Disney movie I can see on his list that he was in was Pocahontas, he did a voice over in that...

oh maybe it was Newsies??

newsies YES!!! thanks Marilyn

ive seen all his movies, he just cant play bad in anything i adore Little Women

They had a case in Britain recently of two students stabbed over 200 times and then set alight in a London flat. Crazy...

i remember that, its all so scary

did they ever catch that guy? or could it be the same one??

Edited July 31, 2008 by Sinergy

[Marilyn. 340]

I'd be all for allowing someone with a CWP to carry a gun while riding a bus, but in this case, if it were the sleeping man, not likely that he'd be able to get to his gun after being attacked (element of surprise). If it were another passenger, they might have been able to stop the guy from cutting the head off, but again it was a surprise attack and happened in the blink of an eye.

I do think though, that allowing CWP to carry a gun on a bus would deter some people from acting out criminally on a bus.

I'll agree with that - but it probably isn't going to do much to prevent an irrational psychopath. The sort of behaviour described in the OP article is so far outside the norm that I can't see how someone could have predicted it.

Though I'd be surprised if the guy wasn't acting oddly beforehand... Clearly very abnormal psychology at work.

We need advanced surveillance technology that can monitor people in public spaces, their body temperature, heartrate and physical movements, and be able to alert authorities when someones vitals and/or behavior deviates from acceptable norms.

Two words:

Minority Report

Equalibrium

That was a horrible movie - but then again Minority Report wasn't exactly a masterpiece.

omg i LOVE Equalibrium...I LOVE Christian Bale....have ever since he was in Empire of the Sun and that disney one, but i cant remember the name

yeah I really liked that movie too...

my first noticed Christian Bale in Little Women, the one with Winona Ryder but then I found out recently he was in Swing Kids which I watched ages ago...

the only Disney movie I can see on his list that he was in was Pocahontas, he did a voice over in that...

oh maybe it was Newsies??

newsies YES!!! thanks Marilyn

ive seen all his movies, he just cant play bad in anything i adore Little Women

yeah that is one of my favourite movies too... the best version of Little Women that has been made.. although I didn't think Gabriel Byrne worked as Professor Bhaer..

I haven't seen all of Christian Bale's movies yet but I have a lot of them on my Netflix queue..

Edited July 31, 2008 by *Marilyn*

[Sinergy 3]

I'd be all for allowing someone with a CWP to carry a gun while riding a bus, but in this case, if it were the sleeping man, not likely that he'd be able to get to his gun after being attacked (element of surprise). If it were another passenger, they might have been able to stop the guy from cutting the head off, but again it was a surprise attack and happened in the blink of an eye.

I do think though, that allowing CWP to carry a gun on a bus would deter some people from acting out criminally on a bus.

I'll agree with that - but it probably isn't going to do much to prevent an irrational psychopath. The sort of behaviour described in the OP article is so far outside the norm that I can't see how someone could have predicted it.

Though I'd be surprised if the guy wasn't acting oddly beforehand... Clearly very abnormal psychology at work.

We need advanced surveillance technology that can monitor people in public spaces, their body temperature, heartrate and physical movements, and be able to alert authorities when someones vitals and/or behavior deviates from acceptable norms.

Two words:

Minority Report

Equalibrium

That was a horrible movie - but then again Minority Report wasn't exactly a masterpiece.

omg i LOVE Equalibrium...I LOVE Christian Bale....have ever since he was in Empire of the Sun and that disney one, but i cant remember the name

yeah I really liked that movie too...

my first noticed Christian Bale in Little Women, the one with Winona Ryder but then I found out recently he was in Swing Kids which I watched ages ago...

the only Disney movie I can see on his list that he was in was Pocahontas, he did a voice over in that...

oh maybe it was Newsies??

newsies YES!!! thanks Marilyn

ive seen all his movies, he just cant play bad in anything i adore Little Women

yeah that is one of my favourite movies too... the best version of Little Women that has been made.. although I didn't think Gabriel Byrne worked as Professor Bhaer..

I haven't seen all of his movies yet but I have a lot of them on my Netflix queue..

I agree with the bolded

i wish i could come there lol we could have a Bale night

[Marilyn. 340]

yeah that is one of my favourite movies too... the best version of Little Women that has been made.. although I didn't think Gabriel Byrne worked as Professor Bhaer..

I haven't seen all of his movies yet but I have a lot of them on my Netflix queue..

I agree with the bolded

i wish i could come there lol we could have a Bale night

that kind of ruined the movie for me a teensy bit.. I just couldn't get over the fake accent and the fact that there was no chemistry between him and Winona's character... in the book you can totally see why Jo would fall in love with him but that didn't come through in the movie...

yeah , a Bale night would be fun I watching movies!!

[Sinergy 3]

yeah that is one of my favourite movies too... the best version of Little Women that has been made.. although I didn't think Gabriel Byrne worked as Professor Bhaer..

I haven't seen all of his movies yet but I have a lot of them on my Netflix queue..

I agree with the bolded

i wish i could come there lol we could have a Bale night

that kind of ruined the movie for me a teensy bit.. I just couldn't get over the fake accent and the fact that there was no chemistry between him and Winona's character... in the book you can totally see why Jo would fall in love with him but that didn't come through in the movie...

yeah , a Bale night would be fun I watching movies!!

I do too....i dont go party anymore, i like to be home and get in some veiwing time