Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 12:47:51 -0400
From: lbekich-AT-MNSi.Net (Larry Bekich)
Subject: re: Re: colorado shootings


>Larry writes:
>>You're absolutely right--rage and thoughts of violence do occur.  What I
>>was attempting to make clear (and didn't) is that our violence is kept in
>>check--we don't obey our impulses.

Brian replies ...
>Well, sometimes a worker just lets go.  Recently, there was a case of a
>Connecticut lottery worker who went on a rampage and killed or wounded
>several of his bosses before killing himself.  I read about his grievances,
>and they had truly treated him like shit.  Although I certainly would never
>encourage this behavior, it does have the salutory effect of making some
>bosses hesitate just a bit before behaving like the swine they are paid to
>be.

Another public (state-run) organization.  I still maintain there is an
over-representation of such occurences in public organizations and not
corporations.  Unfortunately they seem to ALWAYS "off themselves."

Larry