Reply #16: Read the article...she said his business had been failing... [View All]

[sojourner]

he gotten depressed. A fact of depression is that in men it often manifests in outbursts of anger - (perhaps a socialized response to the "strong man" myth?). It takes a lot of time to get through to a despondent person. AND a lot of skill. The current LE approach is built on threat and coersion, and can be ineffective if they trigger "reactance" (a feeling of being "controlled" by others leads to a rebellious acting out, just to assure self of being "free agent" able to act independently).

I've seen enough of theses stories (sometimes from the insider's perspective) to know there is always more to the story than is reported.

I can't claim to know all the facts...and shouldn't make that inference here. But just as the media (and at least half of the population) is pro-Bush, they are pro-cops and pro-punishment of "bad guys". So I would read the papers with the same degree of skepticism as I do when reading about the gov't.