Well, GUEST, you do have a little bit of a point. There are other murders going on all the time and we don't think anything about it. BUT most of those don't seem as random as these, so there's a little added scariness to it. Most of the time, at least where I live, people who get murdered are already into some trouble.... drug deals, excessive drinking, fighting... not pumping gas or carrying shopping bags to the car.

We all pump gas and carry shopping bags to the car. That's why it's scary. Because it could be any one of us.

The first shot, where no one was hurt, was at a Michael's. I go to Michael's all the damn time. Who'd want to shoot at a bunch of harmless craft junkies in a craft store, fercryinoutloud?

Again... Any one of them, could be any one of us.

However, I do agree with you about media overexposure. They do it all the time and it does bug the shit out of me. Just give me the facts, I want the facts, I don't need the drama. And for Pete's sake don't give me the facts until you know they're FACTS! I hate these stories about "a man was found dead today... police have released no other details." Well, wait till they release the details and THEN run the story.

Okay, end of rant.