School Shootings
How come your Dec. 2 story on the West Paducah murders does not identify it as a hate crime? Someone systematically murders a group of Christians at prayer and the most likely motive you ascribe to the murderer is that he was made fun of by classmates? This guy made a calculated selection of his victims. He chose practicing Christians. Had he chosen a group of black students the story would have had an entirely different thrust.
RICHARD MURPHY
Whittier
* I assume that the National Rifle Assn. is sending a support team to West Paducah to counsel members to push harder on its “Guns Don’t Kill People” advertisements. After all, Michael Carneal said he was sorry.
DON WALTER
Los Angeles
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