Last week, the city of Cupertino, home to Apple was abuzz with news of a death. Yes, the death of Steve Jobs, but also the death of Shareef Allman. On Thursday (October 6, 2011), the local Silicon Valley Newspaper (San Jose Mercury News) devoted half the front page to Steve Jobs, and the other half to the rampage caused by Shareef Allman. Mr. Allman had wedged shut the door at his office staff meeting, and opened fire on the people present there - resulting in 3 deaths and multiple people being wounded.
For the next 22 hours, the police hunted him - looking for him in the urban area - Sunnyvale, at the boarder with Cupertino. They eventually found him, and shot him dead.
Reminds me to a book I had read as a child - Man-Eaters of Kumaon, by a British hunter - Jim Corbett.
What is similar?
- A man-eating tiger kills some people - here, a human being kills some people with his gun.
- The killer vanishes in the forest - vs. an urban area.
- Masses of villagers are summoned to help in the hunt vs. masses of law-enforcement officials.
- When the killer is found, he/she is shot dead.
What is different?
- The weapons used for killing.
- The scheming mind.
But, should there be another difference? Is killing a human being the same as killing a tiger?
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