--- In [email protected], Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > on 3/13/06 9:41 PM, wayback71 at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > No one person is to blame for this tragedy. For example, I imagine that the > > parents of > > Sem wish, in retrospect, thatthey had never let him go far from home to go to > > college > > when he had a history (didn't he?) of mental illness. Obviously, the MUM > > folks did not > > handle this serious situation properly - no training in this? No > > understanindg of mental > > illness or psychosis by those making decisions? a desire to keep this a low > > profile event, > > so no authorities were called or real help sought for this young man with a > > brain disorder? > > LIke most tragedies, a series of events, each one of which should not have > > happened, did > > happen - one after the other - and lives were ruined. I think most of us have > > difficulty > > anticipating the Worst. > > I could easily have been guilty of the same negligence Joel Wysong displayed > while watching the guy. I suspect he was in the other room meditating when > Sem stole the knife and left his house. Then he sat and ate 30' away from > him in the dining hall, assuming obviously that Sem was harmless. I feel > sorry for Joel. He's a good fellow and this will haunt him the rest of his > days. >
He should get counselling. I'm serious. If Joel is feeling any amount of guilt it should only be to the degree that it was his responsibility to follow the code of conduct as published by the university: that is, that the slightest infraction of the law is IMMEDIATELY notified to the applicable authorities, which the university did NOT do. If that was Joel's responsibility, then, yes, he should feel guilty to his dying day. If it was someone else's, he shouldn't feel one tinge of guilt. Again, if he is feeling guilty, he should be getting professional counselling on this. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
