From: merritt@macro.bu.edu (Sean Merritt)
Newsgroups: alt.skinheads
Subject: Re: Wayne Lo
Date: 18 Dec 92 16:30:26 GMT
Organization: Boston University Physics Department
In-reply-to: montas@stable.ecn.purdue.edu's message of 17 Dec 92 06:18:01 GMT

In article <1992Dec17.061801.11290@noose.ecn.purdue.edu> montas@stable.ecn.purdue.edu (Hubert J Montas) writes:


   In article <105089@bu.edu> merritt@macro.bu.edu (Sean Merritt) writes:
   >
   >Wayne Lo, an 18 year old American of chinese decent did almost
   >that on Monday night. Mr. Lo who was arrained yesterday, killed
   >two people and injured four others on the campus of Simon's 
   >Rock College in western Massachusetts. At his arraignment Wayne
   >showed a little emotion as he stood sullenly with his shaved head
   >and T-shirt that had the words "Sick of it all." printed
   >on it. Wayne was an `A' student and a basketball standout.
   >[...] Mr. Lo a talented violinist is a bigot by his own admission
   >and advocated the killing of Jews and gays. [...] AIDS to Canada
   >[...] a white woman and a black man were told to "Watch out.". 
   >
%	What's your point? My interpretation of what you wrote, as I attempt
%   to adopt your perspective, is that a very talented 18 year old Chinese-American
%   skinhead bigot killed 2 and injured 3 persons. In other words, what I think
%  that you are saying is that asiatic students, which are very bright, and
%   shave their heads are very dangerous to all of us! They further strike randomly
%   so we should eliminate them before it is too late.

I said nothing of the kind. I meant not that either. My point was
examine the facts for yourself. I am totally unwilling to think 
for you. I have even less desire to impose my point of view
on anyone else.

%	Here's my view: A guy killed some people for the same old usual motive;
%   he was fed up with something. You can expand on the guy if you want, but I 
%   don't think it's relevant to point how the details about origin or talent
%   unless it is to show that a great diversity of people actually commit such

Wayne was a skinhead racist. He could have been green and from Mars
I don't care. 

%   crimes. Remember the guy who drove his truck through a cafeteria, took his
%   rifle and killed 18 people (local origin, no particular talent). The guy
%   who killed 14 women engineering students in Polytechnique (semi-local origin,
%   some talents). Charles Manson. Then, we could also debate as to whether the
%   guy was a skinhead, a punk, a mod, a disco, a rocker, a melllow man, a what-
%   ever you want, but again, I don't think that It would bring us much in under-
%   stnding the situation other than pointing out again the diversity in musical
%   tastes of people that choose to solve their problems by killing others. Alex
%   in A Clockwork Orange (although a fictitious character) found his drive for
%   hate and violence in Beethoven's music for example. Now, the student you
%   talk about wore a T-shirt bearing the text: 'Sick of It All'. Here are
%   potential interpretations: 1) wearing susch a strong statement on his t-shirt
%   may mean that he had communication problems. He couldn't and/or hadn't told
%   others about his problems, kept them inside of him until it was too late, and
%   then saw killing others as the only solution. 2) Sick of It All is also a
%   fairly broad statement. Can one really be sick of it all? If so, why try to
%   attract attention by writting offensive articles and antagonizing others?

Were you antagonized by what I wrote?

Were you offended? Can't say that was my intention. Not that I am all
bunched up that you are. There does seem to be some mental process
at work, while I wouldn't call yours clear thinking, it's an attempt.
That in itself is encouraging.

%   Why attract attention by killing people? If you're sick of it all (assuming
%   it to be possible), you just do away with yourself, become one of Kevorkian's
%   patients. 3) Again, can we really be sick of it all? Or do we just want more
%   attention? I was pretty sick of it all last evening. I had a test coming and
%   didn't want to study. In other words, I had a problem and didn't accept it's
%   logical solution (i.e. study) nor the alternative (i.e. fail). Wasn't there
%   something else somewhere that I could hold on to instead of using the palia-
%   tive of violence? Yes! Pride! Pride of being here by myself, although the
%   situation is difficult (lots of rednecks) I'm hanging on! I will succeed.
%   Pride of doing what I think is right, and of becoming a man, however painful
%   the process might be. So, be proud man, then you won't feel inferior to the
%   black man and won't have to form armed gangs to beat him up! (Hey look guys,
%   a new theory, racism stems from an inferiority complex). Be proud of yourself
 
Again I don't want to think for you. But since you conspire to twist my
words: Racism stems from ignorance. An intelligent person can be
ignorant. A thinking person never.


%  and you'll realize you're not sick of it all! Killing others doesn't solve
%   any problems.

Like I said, I am at least encouraged by your attempt to think.

-sjm
--
Sean J. Merritt		         | "Every revolt is a cry of innocence    
Dept of Physics Boston University|  and an appeal to the essence of being."
merritt@macro.bu.edu             | Albert Camus, The Rebel
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