By: Mortimer

Mortimer
Wed, 30 Nov 2016 18:30:43 +0000

In reply to Leo” target=”_blank” title=”/2016/11/victim-a-professor-holds-out-judgement-on-ohio-state-attacker/comment-page-1/#comment-101273″>Leo”>/2016/11/victim-a-professor-holds-out-judgement-on-ohio-state-attacker/comment-page-1/#comment-101273″>Leo LaCinque.

Despite the Facebook rants and the claims by ISIS, I doubt if terrorism was at the root of this. The perpetrator lived in a very crowded (eight or nine family members?) two bedroom townhouse, apparently infested by mice and roaches, and very poor. He had just transferred from Community College and probably found Ohio State overwhelming financially and academically difficult. I don’t in any way condone what he did, but I suspect his stresses brought out the worst of him, and the ideological claims were a red herring.