We don't know yet what really happened in the Virginia Techmassacre of Monday -- seemingly the worst in American history -- andwhen we do know more of the details, we will still be ignorant ofthe deeper causes. From Columbine to the Washington snipers we havesupped our fill of horrors in recent years. But even when themurderers candidly describe their motives and their modus operandi,it is still a mystery as to how and why they calmly set aboutdisposing of fellow human beings as if they were so many insects.
It is curious how often the killers are described as calm. Thatseems to have been true of Monday's murderer as he calmly shot downpeople whom he knew either scarcely …
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