[TheLorax]

That very apathy is what I’m talking about. Do you really think that that this was the actions of a few, low level morons? They had to get the idea somewhere that this was acceptable. Who do you blame?

You can start out by blaming the ones who physically committed the crimes – sure, absolutely. Individuals are responsible for their own behavior, but it would be naïve to stop there.

You have to point the finger at the brass who either through ignorance or apathy allowed this kind of thing to happen right under their noses. Which is it, they either condone it or they are negligent in their duties – thanks for coming, that one just took a bad hop off the infield now hit the bench.

Do you blame the American culture that will shit bricks over seeing a human breast on television, but thinks nothing of casual and bloody violence. Did you watch CSI this week? There was a graphic rape scene at what 9:00 at night. So consensual sex is bad, ugly, and dirty but cold cocking a woman, tying her up, and raping her is all in a night’s entertainment? Isn’t it just possible that we are desensitizing ourselves to violence to the point that the line between fantasy and reality is blurred?

What about the parents? Those guys were not raised by wolves, someone gave birth to them, nurtured them, and then unleashed them on the world. This is not just about the guys who did this either, this is about every single citizen of this country who has looked at those pictures and viewed them with anything other than shock, outrange, and horror. Why isn’t this being called what it is, treason?