[Gritty]

I want to understand what happened to the kid who did this, who spred terror today. I, of course want him punished. But I also want him helped.

Anybody who brings a machete to school and starts indiscriminately swinging away at whoever passes by in the hallway is seriously disturbed for some reason.

The root reason (in order of likelihood) I would guess is; a) illegal drug use, b) prescribed psychotropic drug use, c) sociopathic conscience, d) outright demon possession. Of course, there is always the possibility his girlfriend had just broken up with him for being the abusive nut he already is.

Machetes worked just fine in Rwanda. They obviously work pretty well in Valparaiso for somebody with the mind to use them and with no conscience to stop him.

[ARCADIA]

The root reason (in order of likelihood) I would guess is; a) illegal drug use, b) prescribed psychotropic drug use, c) sociopathic conscience, d) outright demon possession. Of course, there is always the possibility his girlfriend had just broken up with him for being the abusive nut he already is.

Is he a member of the religion of peace?