A little blame-the-victim and he-wasn't-always-crazy balance in a story that deserves no balance:
"And Katy Benoit, the graduate student and former lover he gunned down in August before killing himself, had her own demons, suffering from bipolar disorder, depression and drug abuse, according to the documents. Bustamante's transcripts from Old Dominion University show he was a straight-A student, save for one B in an ergonomics class. The files released by the UI also detail an extensive research and publication record after he was hired in 2007 and that Bustamante was nominated for a teaching award in 2009. He was also a whiz with behavioral analysis software.
see: http://www.idahostatesman.com/2011/10/28/1856292/killer-victim-struggl ed-with-mental.html

Yes. What you've heard is true. All psych departments are crazy:
Within six days of the killings, the inevitable happened. A certain sense of normalcy had returned to Bustamante's department as those he'd left behind sought to reorganize their professional lives. "In a faculty meeting we briefly discussed using Ernie's office as overflow space for graduate students this year," [Benjamin Barton, an assistant psychology professor] wrote Aug. 29. "I'm also wondering if I might be able to use it for lab space, even if it's just for this year." Last paragraphs: http://www.idahostatesman.com/2011/10/28/1856295/second-guessing-was-r ampant-after.html

And this is her formal complaint. The [LIST REDACTED] is about 15 items long. It is clear, concise, better written than most of the articles that describe this tragedy and much, much better written than most academic papers. There's a PDF out there, too. For the non-PDF, see:
http://www.idahostatesman.com/2011/10/28/1856293/katy-benoits-formal- c omplaint.html

Uncle Wiggly: Yes. What you've heard is true. All psych departments are crazy:
Within six days of the killings, the inevitable happened. A certain sense of normalcy had returned to Bustamante's department as those he'd left behind sought to reorganize their professional lives. "In a faculty meeting we briefly discussed using Ernie's office as overflow space for graduate students this year," [Benjamin Barton, an assistant psychology professor] wrote Aug. 29. "I'm also wondering if I might be able to use it for lab space, even if it's just for this year."

Because if one tragedy occurs the entire teaching staff is suddenly free of their responsibility to try and provide professional services to students?

nopokerface: Enjoy getting your balls sued off, UI

I'm sure in their defense they will produce several sternly worded letters of reprimand.

Uncle Wiggly: Yes. What you've heard is true. All psych departments are crazy:

BurnShrike: Prof in fatal shooting had been tied to 'sex orgies'

Aren't all orgies sex orgies? A non-sex orgy sounds boring.

Plus the fact that he liked to have sex is clearly related to him shooting people. Every single person ever in history who has shot someone, enjoyed sex. It's a disturbing trend.

I got the impression, from the article, that he was coercing some women into having sex.

which wold be wrong and stuff

BurnShrike: Prof in fatal shooting had been tied to 'sex orgies'

Aren't all orgies sex orgies? A non-sex orgy sounds boring.

You could have a violence orgy, too. Those are pretty exciting. Provided you live.

I had an English prof my freshman year who actually looked a lot like Colonel Sanders who liked to drink before our night class.

A couple of times he would be writing on the board and the writing would get progressively worse as the alcohol he had been drinking right before class took effect. His sentences would start out straight, then start to curve down the further he wrote across the board until they were almost vertical.

It was rather amusing but sad. Then he would start slurring his words and then tell us class was dismissed.

Class was actually one of the better classes in my college career.

kwame: Uncle Wiggly: Yes. What you've heard is true. All psych departments are crazy:

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hey, statement blanket, don't be a wet blanket!