Three Scientists were killed, 2 injured, and the Biology department's exec secretary as well.
You can read elsewhere about the horrible 9mm handgun response the deranged denied-professor carried out, and about her herself. I am sick at heart of the whole situation and will mention her no further.
Instead, I wish to call attention the the deceased Scientists. They wondered as we do, they worked to tear away the veils of ignorance, as we do, but they can practice their craft no more, as we can.
Their survivors deserve our thanks for nurturing these good people which led to their important accomplishments..
They and their accomplishments were:
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2 comments:
Owe, terrible news. I learn it for the 1st time from your weblog.
I know the situation is getting tense in biology, but there it goes beyond my expectations.
All killed were black people. I guess the killer was racist, and killed them thinking they had stolen a position he thought to deserve.
With such a logic in mind, no wonder why he was denied tenure.
Really sad for the field I love the most, biology, for the research world, and simply for their family.
It was a "she", Jérôme, and I don't think it had to do with the field of Biology so much, as the fact she was deranged. Temporarily maybe, but still deranged. She went to the shooting range for chrissakes to test her weapon. She definitely plotted this, and if I actually gave a damn about her, I would ask how long have you been on the new medicine? Or were you just born crazy? But i don't give a damn so I don't ask. I just wish to honor the fallen, is all.
The department head was of Indian heritage, not black. Most of the injured were white. I don't think race entered into it.
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