Killer Death-Obsessed Goth

The title of this post was derived from an actual news headline regarding the shooting at Dawson College in Montreal, as if that offers any sort of meaningful explanation for what happened in that poor community.

I've tried to avoid talking about the story itself, because I know that everyone has heard just about everything they need to know from other sources - and I hope you don't come to Jinx Protocol for all of your news - and I just wanted to "get in where I fit in" on the subject.

The story interests me in the sense that I'm intrigued by the reaction it has garnered from "prestigious" news-gathering organizations. You can even read the killer's blog, as the TimesOnline has uploaded it for your viewing (dis)pleasure.

The attack has already been compared to the dreaded C-word - not that one - and why not? Guy walks into (or up to, in this case) a place and just starts shooting.

I'm glad that it's being reported as an individual incident so far and not some manifestation of a sick youth culture, though. But for how long? CNN includes a whole section on the 'Dark Clad Loner', so allegations of a violent culture can't be too far in the future.

Unfortunately, isolated incidents can't be prevented in all cases. It's a sad and bizarre occurrance, but things like this happen. We could stop it if we miraculously made all children everywhere popular and well-liked and forced them to somehow enjoy being thrust into that all-important spotlight.

In other words, it ain't gonna happen. A little bit of inclusion goes a long way, but it won't take us that far. Some people are just too f*cked up to exist.

HOWEVER, that does not excuse everyone from understanding something. Just being a loner or a Goth kid doesn't make him/her a freak, or even that out of the mainstream. Most of them find a certain comfort in feeling outside of the norm while being completely conformist in their own circle. Try getting a Goth kid to wear a John Denver or Neil Diamond tee; that would really make him an outcast.

In a strange coincidence, Kimvee Gill and Charles Whitman were the same age (25) when they completed their strange oddyseys into madness.