The message takes . There is a rather large difference between suicide and homicide. For some, the distinction is not obvious . They must be taught. If not taught, they grow up in a moral vacuum.
Moral vacuums produce moral monsters.
The attackers are all 14 to 17. Their youth is yet another source of mitigation. In addition to class and racial disadvantage, we must now brace ourselves for disquisitions on peer pressure, adolescent anomie and rage. Spare us the Garlanding. The rage in this case properly belongs to the victim, to her family and to us.