University texas watchtower Videos

a colleague of mine who is just today attending a conference at UT Austin, shared this video with me. It brings some perspective to today's unfolding events there.

Shame on Katherine Ramsland for parroting the tired old *his mother didn't protect him from his father's violence so he had to kill her* line. This theory is often applied in relation to men who kill 'random' women too; *all you bitches must now suffer.* Whilst I fully understand that any abused child would be angry at their mother for failing to protect them - I think that the brunt of the anger would be reserved for the actively abusive parent - in this case as in many others - the father. But as ever the women take the brunt of the rage. Whitman had insight into his mother's suffering, as his letter testifies *she took enough of his beatings, humiliation, degradation and tribulations* so there was obviously a great deal of awareness of the dynamics of the household - who was the aggressor. What a shame he didn't take his rifle over to his father's house and hold *him* to account. I suspect he was simply afraid to. 

I was surprised to read the tower is again open to the public, albeit with strict rules. When I was a student at UT I guess we assumed this would never happen, so I have never seen the amazing view. During orientation in my day the bullet damage of Whitman's missed shots were a part of campus history and much was made of them during the campus tour. After seeing only holes in statues etc. I must admit an uncomfortable feeling knowing people can once again access the observation deck.