>
>..."Who is Eric? A human being. A fifteen-year old freshman at
> Weston High School in Cazenovia, Wisconsin. On September 29, 2006, he
> shot and killed school principal John Klang. He has been charged as an
> adult with first-degree murder and faces life in prison.
>
> Why should we support him? Because in his own way, Eric had the
> courage to fight back against a school system that psychologically
> molests us every day, deprives us of autonomy and freedom, runs our
> spirits through a conveyor belt of discipline and coercion to spit out
> obedient workers and slaves. Eric followed his heart's fiery anger and
> struck back with the desperation of caged animal, against the system
> that confined him and dominated his life."
Unless there's strong evidence of this principal doing really awful and unusual things to this student, this is nonsense.
Try him in adult court. Life without parole sounds appropriate.
-- Sandy Harris Quanzhou, Fujian, China