-Caveat Lector- Kenn Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -Caveat Lector- > > I'm seeing indications linking the Colorado shootings to The Basketball Diaries, > a movie where Leonardo DiCaprio dressed in a black trenchcoat blows people away. > It's based on a book by Jim Carroll, a writer connected to the > Kerouac/Ginsberg/Burroughs nexus of beat poets. You can bet that the cause of this > violence will be tracked to everywhere but the actual source. The play-acting > violence of Hollywood, poor beatnik morals, but not the military state that > creates the current violent climate. > > kt > The family of one of the earlier berserkers--can't remember which one, unfortunately--is suing DiCaprio, his director, producer, film company, distributors, etc., for inciting their son to pick up a gun and blow people away. Add in Keanu Reeves in "The Matrix" and good ol' Fox Mulder in "X-Files"...a kid with low self-esteem and a strong appetite for escapism...mix with standard high-school taunting and peer pressure...and you have a recipe for mass murder, especially in the climate Kenn refers to which is doing a very good job of glorifying the military as sort of immortal computer-game heroes who always come out on top... Bob ================================= Robert F. Tatman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Remove "nospam" from the address to reply. NOTICE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml POSTING THIS MESSAGE TO THE INTERNET DOES NOT IMPLY PERMISSION TO SEND UNSOLICITED COMMERCIAL E-MAIL (SPAM) TO THIS OR ANY OTHER INTERNET ADDRESS. RECEIPT OF SPAM WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION OF THE SENDER'S ISP. ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com. DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
