Word: lethally
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...this buddy-cop satire from the spoofmeisters behind Shaun of the Dead. All is not as it seems as Pegg (above right) and his lovably oafish sidekick investigate a series of bizarre deaths. The twosome pursue criminals so exuberantly and the violence is so spectacular, it's like Lethal Weapon but with brains--and scones...
...harder to parse than the perverse pleasure of a serial killer. What makes mass murderers do it? Trying to find the much-looked-for snapping moment - the one inciting incident that pushes a killer over the edge - rarely gets you very far. Cho's lethal outburst, by all accounts, may have been simmering for months, if not years. In 2005, after Cho sent harassing messages to two female students, a Virginia court ruled him a danger to himself and others. His package of angry, self-pitying videos, stills and text, sent to NBC News on the day of the killings...
...Columbine found that in more than 75% of cases, at least one person had knowledge of the killer's plans. In 40% of cases, that knowledge actually included detailed descriptions of precisely where and when the attacks would happen. Klebold and Harris went so far as to post their lethal ruminations on the Web. The key, Pollack insists, is for friends and family members to be alert to these and other cues and to act on them - fast. "Connection, connection, connection," he says. "It's through these connections that people in authority, when they hear certain things, can provide...
...reducing exposure to guns and other potential suicide tools. “What we would like to see is that if you’re a psychiatrist and you have an incredibly depressed teenager, instead of slowly treating the depression, you also make sure there aren’t lethal weapons [accessible],” said David Hemenway ’66, Professor of Health Policy and a co-author of the study. Miller said that he hoped that the study would resonate outside of the medical community, too. “The goal here is to create an understanding...
...term, Massachusetts’ politicians should actively promote a culture of non-violence: Gun control laws as strict as those in Europe and Mumbai should be drafted—our “right to bear arms” should no longer extend to include the right to brandish lethal handguns. Politicians of all stripes, not only limousine liberals, must also publicly denounce guns, the National Rifle Association be damned. Finally, a comprehensive program denouncing violence and promoting pacifism should be implemented in Boston’s primary schools. After all, everyone can learn a thing or two from Mohandas...