The Amish describe themselves as "non-resistive Christians." They will literally not raise a hand to defend themselves if attacked. Literally. Amish girls have been raped, Amish adults have been blackmailed, Amish of both sexes have been beaten and robbed and they have never resisted.    Nor did they go to the police -- and they only cooperated with the police when their Bishops pointed out that others would be hurt if they did not cooperate. Yes, he could have hacked these children to death.

This...creature...who killed the girls lived within an Amish area and would have known these things. He would have known that there was no phone at the school and he would have had time to do what he wanted.

The news today also reports that he molested young female relative twenty years back and was suffering over the stillbirth of his daughter Elise in 1997. IF he had gotten help at either of these two events what happened may have been prevented.

You bet he came "prepared." This was obviously a premeditated crime, and I have no sympathy to waste on the perpetrator. My prayers and sorrow go out to families of the girls and to the man's own family, who will now bear the stigma of "you KNOW what their daddy did, don't you?".

I'll spare a prayer for the perp...maybe. But then, no matter how greatly I respect and even like them, I'm not Amish and yes, I would have fought back.