I may wind up blogging for a while here on more or less a single subject: the Blood Lake "Massacre," which just occurred on the closed reservation not far to our north--and briefly knocked the USA's #1 melodramatic story out of the spotlight. Wanting to make several points, I'm not sure what to say first. As background, let me note that my family has done business there regularly for decades, though I've hardly ever been there myself.

For a Western Civ guy, I consider myself a little more qualified to opine on the subject--merely due to circumstances--than you'd expect, more qualified in fact than your average pontificating pundit. Even without these "qualifications," though, two assertions already seemed clear enough: Teenagers are stupid; and unarmed guards are easily defeated by those who are armed.