It was not that long ago that rape trials would center on the sexual life of the accuser. Basically, one had to be practically a nun in order to get any justice in many of those trials. The mentality was named the "blame the victim" mentality, and was rightly shunned for the stinking thinking that it was.

A look at today's headlines shows just how far we've gone back to the "blame the victim" mentality. Only it's not rape this time, it's mass murder.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071108/ap_on_re_eu/finland_school_shooting;_ylt=AuBFwrC5PsGtcDGxMpMnL_ys0NUE

Basically, the gist of the story is this: boy shoots up school in Finland, and the press plays up the fact that he was bullied as a justification for his murdererous acts. Basically, "those sumbitches got what they had coming."

If this doesn't ENCOURAGE school violence, I don't know what does.

The truth is, when someone murders another individual, the motive should not be called into question. When they kill another person in self defense, yes, that should be taken into account, as should manslaughter. but both are distinctly different than cold blooded murder. And, honestly, if you can't tell the difference, you've been brainwashed by far too many "moral relativity" arguments for me to be of any help whatsoever.

It doesn't matter whether it's a suicide bomber in Tel Aviv or a school shooter in Finland; when someone sets about to deliberately and callously murder innocents, they deserve neither our understanding nor our sympathy.