[Cowperson]

I think the examples provided by Tinordi and Capn' Crunch are reflective of sane individuals within the contest of institutional insanity.

In those cases cited, there's certain peer and society pressure as perhaps some fear as well of what might happen to you from that institution if you don't obey orders.

In this case, it appears its a sole individual who came up with the plan, the method and then the acts itself.

Having said that, there was no institutional pressure behind him after the first half dozen or 15 went down . . . . . and the screaming and begging for mercy of children continued for dozens and dozens and dozens more for a lengthy period of time.

I see a lone individual without those institutional pressures to keep him going. You might cite the "not guilty" plea today as evidence of institutional pressures or justifications.

I just don't.

Cowperson