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Hekate

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11. I live in Goleta with the rest of the grown-ups; Isla Vista can be pretty rowdy...

Sat May 24, 2014, 03:49 PM

May 2014

Basically there's no one in charge except for the Sheriff and IV Foot Patrol; it's not part of the actual campus and never was, so it's jammed with a high density of 18 to 22 year olds away from mommy and daddy. A couple of decades ago some ass in a national magazine rated Isla Vista as a super-party town for Halloween and ever since then ... well, let's just say the Sheriff and Police call in their mutual-aid cohorts from the counties next to us, use road blocks against the swell of non-resident traffic, get the UC chancellor to assist them in sending pre-Halloween flyers everywhere saying "Stay Away, Alcohol laws will be enforced"... and it's still a mess.

UC Santa Barbara itself is a fantastic place for an education; it's lousy with Nobel Laureates in Chemistry and Physics, has an exceptional Religious Studies department with an endowed chair in Tibetan Buddhist Studies -- great place. But I would not want to send my 18-year old there as a freshman to live in IV without supervision.

I'm heartsick about this too.

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UCSB Gunman Acted In “Retribution” For Women Rejecting His Advances [View all] Starry Messenger May 2014 OP

Somebody on Kos did a bunch of research on this. LeftyMom May 2014 #1

Great link, thank you! Starry Messenger May 2014 #2

Men's Rights Movement! Just like we have on DU. nt valerief May 2014 #15

Angry guys who can't get laid? Yep. LeftyMom May 2014 #16

Yes. Sad and scary, considering this is supposed to be a progressive site. SunSeeker May 2014 #25

The Admins think it's just "opinions" Starry Messenger May 2014 #27

Isn't that a fascinating fact! Squinch May 2014 #17

Look at the statistics about the gender of mass murderers... DontTreadOnMe May 2014 #3

No, it is the fault of women!! demigoddess May 2014 #19

Wow. I am just trying to littlemissmartypants May 2014 #4

That is disturbing. n/t Gormy Cuss May 2014 #5

I'm just sick at heart. This is my town, and I just now found out because CNN was interviewing... Hekate May 2014 #6

I have a former student who goes to UCSB. Starry Messenger May 2014 #8

I live in Goleta with the rest of the grown-ups; Isla Vista can be pretty rowdy... Hekate May 2014 #11

I was a student there from 1957-1961....my daughter was born in SB young_at_heart May 2014 #14

The YouTube video has been removed. Triana May 2014 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author alfredo May 2014 #13

PUA Hate is down today. pamela May 2014 #9

Holy shit. That video clip is bizarro. "Mwahahaha!" He's so Dr. Evil. valerief May 2014 #10

it is going to take a while to get over that clip. Nobel_Twaddle_III May 2014 #12

Yes. Entitled little shits like that enrage me. Squinch May 2014 #20

I can't even watch these videos. Starry Messenger May 2014 #24

Nor can I. Scootaloo May 2014 #26

Why is it that when women can't find a mate they get depressed... SunSeeker May 2014 #18

Exactly. n/t Triana May 2014 #21

Men are generally more likely to settle issues with guns. RandySF May 2014 #28

Why do men think guns "settle" anything? SunSeeker May 2014 #33

A seriously disturbed young man passiveporcupine May 2014 #22

revealing quote DonCoquixote May 2014 #23

SPLC weighs in: LeftyMom May 2014 #29

But we've been assured repeatedly that MRAs are not hate groups. Starry Messenger May 2014 #30

It's really women's fault for creepshaming him. LeftyMom May 2014 #31

Maybe a lady-teacher was mean to him. Starry Messenger May 2014 #32

On page 132 of his so-called "MANifesto", he uses the term "War on Women" Triana May 2014 #34

Exactly. Starry Messenger May 2014 #35