Friday, May 30, 2008
The mass murder near Tuzla
Owen is correct that this man had a history of depression. I am not sure all the victims were relatives, part of the attack he committed was on a parked bus, that film was awful, both on BHT1, and FTV. absolute rivers of blood.
On BHT1, the crime was referred to specifically as an 'American style crime'. That makes me sad to hear, as does the assumption that Americans all have loose morals generally. Obviously, there have been more incidents of mass murder shooting sprees in the U.S. than elsewhere, so I am not surprised or offended that the crime was referred to that way, but I am saddened.
This was the biggest such crime since the end of the war. There have been other similar crimes, but again, in the entire region, it is a rare sort of crime. This despite a population heavily affected by post war stress, and the fact that weapons of all sorts are very easy to obtain.
The killer had a permit for his weapon. Each Kanton has it's own law on weapons.
Legally owning something isn't hard here.
Actually, given availability of firearms and the large number of people who are very troubled indeed, it's surprising this sort of thing isn't routine here. I am really interested in knowing why.
On BHT1, the crime was referred to specifically as an 'American style crime'. That makes me sad to hear, as does the assumption that Americans all have loose morals generally. Obviously, there have been more incidents of mass murder shooting sprees in the U.S. than elsewhere, so I am not surprised or offended that the crime was referred to that way, but I am saddened.
This was the biggest such crime since the end of the war. There have been other similar crimes, but again, in the entire region, it is a rare sort of crime. This despite a population heavily affected by post war stress, and the fact that weapons of all sorts are very easy to obtain.
The killer had a permit for his weapon. Each Kanton has it's own law on weapons.
Legally owning something isn't hard here.
Actually, given availability of firearms and the large number of people who are very troubled indeed, it's surprising this sort of thing isn't routine here. I am really interested in knowing why.
# posted by Katja R. @ 12:32 AM 
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Just to make the point of my earlier comment clear. I don't mean to suggest that people with depression are any more likely to go around killing people than anyone else. This man was reported as having a history of illness that suggested that the killings were likely to be an individual, personal act rather than political (insofar as it's ever possible to draw the line between the personal and the political).
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: 3:21 AM
: 3:21 AM
I think you've raised a very important point here. In Ed's post at Balkan Baby he seems to overlook the possibility that this event may be like the breaker in a calm sea that's a warning of the reef below.
Presumably for most people it's important to get back to leading as normal a life as possible and as long as that is possible much of the trauma is contained. Problems may emerge if a precarious stability is threatened. It would be interesting to hear how the mental health care system functions in Bosnia and whether it copes with the level of demand for mental health services.
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Presumably for most people it's important to get back to leading as normal a life as possible and as long as that is possible much of the trauma is contained. Problems may emerge if a precarious stability is threatened. It would be interesting to hear how the mental health care system functions in Bosnia and whether it copes with the level of demand for mental health services.
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