Museum Security
Clearly, James Wenneker von Brunn is not in his right mind. First, he’s a raving anti-Semite, which automatically puts him in the nutso category. Second, he’s 88 years old and still furious. Calm down, old man. And third, he thought he could accomplish something by storming the US Holocaust Museum with a rifle. Any person who has ever visited a museum in Washington D.C. would know that you won’t get past the front entrance. There are security guards and metal detectors everywhere. Von Brunn evidently knew this as well, because he started shooting as soon as he walked in the door.
A security guard lost his life, but no doubt protected the lives of others. Had von Brunn not been taken down, he would have kept shooting until he was shot, further proof that he wasn’t in his right mind. What is most interesting are media reports that this was an attempt at a hate crime. It was, I agree, but it was the kind of attempt that could only come from a crazy person. Any rational neo-nazi idiot would have realized that attacking a federally run institution means you are likely to only hurt federal employees. Now maybe that’s also a mission for these psychos, but it sure doesn’t stand out as much of a statement.
I believe that von Brunn’s attack should be considered, first and foremost, an attempt at “suicide by cop.” Von Brunn is a coward, there is no doubt about that. A rush into a building that is heavily fortified can lead to nothing other than incapacitation by a security guard’s bullet. That is exactly what happened here. So, any attempts to rally around von Brunn’s cowardly act should consider what his real motive was; only a suicidal person would do what he did.
What’s most interesting about the whole attack is that it seems to have been predicted by our national security agencies who had observed an increase in hate-group activities. So, conservatives who derided the report – is van Brunn actually a patriot? I’m surprised Limbaugh hasn’t found a way to blame Obama for this crazy man’s suicide attempt.
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