[50sDad]

He had a reputation as a loner and had struggled at times with his grades. His parents had begun divorce proceedings.

"Nice guys who keep to themselves" should be watched contantly.

The father said when cleaning out the apartment, he learned his son apparently had been having trouble sleeping and had bought Sominex, a sleep aid.

How long before the lawsuit?

The younger Hinrichs had a long fascination with ammunition and bombs, his relatives and friends said. Inside his bedroom in Norman were several used metal artillery shells -- the largest about 2 feet long. He had belts of used brass shell casings, a box of spent bullets and military ammo containers.

And again, jmust like Columbine, shouldn't the parents have known something odd was going on?

[MizSterious]

Forget the parents--what about his roommate? Living in the same small apartment, and he never noticed the hundreds of pounds of explosives lying about--or the odd odor they produced--the same explosives that it took almost 24 hours to remove? I don't see how he could have gone to the loo without tripping over some of them. Yet, they continue to claim he was not only innocent, but hadn't the slightest idea what was going on.

[Prime Choice]

"Nice guys who keep to themselves" should be watched contantly.

No kidding. Every time I hear someone is "so quiet," I go straight to DefCon 2.

Nobody ever says, "Oh...we saw this coming from a mile away; he was a loud-mouthed a-hole" after a guy goes on a killing spree. No...it's always "We're shocked. He was always so quiet."

[El Gato]

The younger Hinrichs had a long fascination with ammunition and bombs, his relatives and friends said. Inside his bedroom in Norman were several used metal artillery shells -- the largest about 2 feet long. He had belts of used brass shell casings, a box of spent bullets and military ammo containers.

And again, jmust like Columbine, shouldn't the parents have known something odd was going on?

What's odd about having used brass and/or spent bullets (or one wonders the more common "dummy" rounds). If they locked up FReepers for stuff like that, this site would be mighty quiet.

[Paul C. Jesup]

"Nice guys who keep to themselves" should be watched contantly.

Who elected you dictator.

You want to make it a crime to a polite person who has no friends (usually due to situations beyond their control).

(sarcasm)Why don't I just breakout the guns now and go on a rampage, you're going to arrest and imprison anyway if you get what you want.

[Little Ray]

"Nice guys who keep to themselves" should be watched contantly.

Don't think so. I was a nice guy that kept to myself (until I got married). Never a threat to anyone, though I certainly had the equipment and knowledge to be such...

Usually the part about being a "nice guy" is BS. I've read articles describing gangbangers as "nice boys" who only stole to feed their (illegitimate) children.