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The problem is that there are people like this everywhere and this guy grew up in this country. He was clearly a walking bomb, had been kicked out of med school, had ahistory of violence. This occurs in blue states as well, pick up your morning paper and you see it. These people just go and go and go. And a gun doesn't help you when someone rushed up and gets you in the head from the rear with a baseball bat.

The law has to do something preemptive. When he showed at her house the day before, the police should have been called and he should have been incarcerated someplace. I just hate these stories, they could happen to any of us anywhere, armed or not.

When he showed at her house the day before, the police should have been called and he should have been incarcerated someplace.

Unfortunately, they just don't do that. If he repeatedly showed up, threatened and/or followed her, she could perhaps have gotten a restraining order. Alot of the time, nothing is done until a crime has been commited. The best advice her parents could have given her is trust no-one, watch your back, and don't go anywhere alone if you can help it. After being a crime victim myself, I've let both my kids know to always be aware of everything and everyone around you, and that includes knowing what's behind you.