THAT STRANGE SCHOOL BUS DRIVER

Neal Boortz ^ | January 25, 2002 | Neal Boortz

[twigs]

I think both probably happened. The kids helped flag down someone who turned out to be an off-duty policeman and the man at some point realized the game was up and turned himself in. My mother had a good point. Nuss is an older man and his mind may be beginning to wander. I seriously doubt he intended to hurt these kids, but they didn't know that. The local news this morning said that some enjoyed it and others feared that he might harm them (their ages ranged from 6-15). Nuss may have returned to his right mind and then turned himself in. My father's mind began to wonder has he got older, so I could see this as a possibility.

Nuss had worked for 30 years at the local Mrs. Potter's food factory which closed several years ago. Former associates interviewed said that he was always a gentle man although always a little strange--not bad--just strange. This is hunting country up here and guns are a normal part of the way of life. I suspect the younger kids weren't so worried about the gun, but the older ones realized that they didn't know enough about this guy's intent to NOT be concerned. Sounds to me as though he needs psychiatric help. The gun was never an issue, although the media did not portray it that way.

[Badray]

"If they were having fun, they wouldn't have flagged down a total stranger for help. The younger kids may not have understood what was happening, but the older ones surely did."

I didn't say that what he did wasn't wrong, only that I don't think he intended any harm. I didn't hear that the kids were even aware that he had a shotgun or that they waved down a stranger for help. Besides, how many times have you passed a school bus that the kids were not waving at you?

The guy needs help, but I lean to the 'wandering mind' side of the debate and not the 'criminal intent' side.

[RJayneJ]

Thanks for the nomination! };^D)

[ben richards]

Boortz, during the initial stages of the Anthrax in the mail scare made a prediction. He predicted that the DC post office workers at the PO that processed the letter to Daschle with Anthrax in it would claim racism for the reason the PO was not immediatly shut down and all workers given antibiotics. Guess how long it took to come true... 2 days.

I almost agree with the postal workers on this one, except that I don't think that it was racism, but I guess I would call it classism. I remember hearing a tape of one of the post office guys (I can't remember which post office - maybe New Jersey) who eventually died from the anthrax. He was calmly explaining to the 911 operator his symptoms and his suspicion that it was anthrax. He had told his superiors about this and he said he had been told to take Tylenol. I could hear the frustration in his voice from trying to get someone to listen. Compare this to the reaction at the Senate building. I think the postal workers, black and white, were screwed.