hopefully an acedemic approach to the subject..
Honestly i did not find this submission to be either artistically excellent or in any way shape or form appropriate
I think Jeff Weise was a rather twisted young man going through hell but taking it out on 10 people was by far the most inexcusable and cowardly act i have ever heard of.
I am not, and sincerely doubt i will ever be a fan of pointlessly violent flashes so that preconception admittedly blurrs my approach to this flash, but in saying that i do realise there is an audience for this kind of thing and to each his own i guess.
What i do not understand is this outpouring of emotion and forgiveness given by many of the reviews. I realise his life may have been hell, and i respect the fact that he was suffering, but in no way does that give him the right to take out 10 other human beings because he is suffering so i offer no condolensces to him and i do believe that if there is a hell he should go there.
one last thing, i do not believe that anyone should have seen this as a precursor of things to come, making these kind of flashes is what people do whether its to vent or merely live out their alternate lifestyle fantasies, theres no harm in this so all this talk of censorship etc is unvalidated and pointless.
i'm not sure if i actually made a point there but so be it, these kind of acts are something i feel strongly about and just felt it necessary to have my say.
love to everyone else