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A PhD student who shot and killed a professor before killing himself claimed that the professor had stolen his code:
The student who shot and killed his engineering professor and then himself at a Los Angeles university had accused the professor of stealing his code.
In a blog post on March 10, Mainak Sarkar, 38, said Professor William Klug, 39, "is not the kind of person when you think of a professor. He is a very sick person. I urge every new student coming to UCLA to stay away from this guy." He continued: "I was this guy's PhD student. We had personal differences. He cleverly stole all my code and gave it another student. He made me really sick. Your enemy is your enemy. But your friend can do a lot more harm. Be careful about whom you trust. Stay away from this sick guy." The post has since been taken down.
On Wednesday, nearly three months after posting it, and seemingly upset at poor grades, Sarkar drove from his home in Minnesota to Los Angeles where he confronted and gunned down Professor Klug at the university's engineering complex. Sarkar then turned the gun on himself and killed himself. The Los Angeles Times quoted an unnamed UCLA source as saying the allegation that Klug stole his student's code was "absolutely untrue."
The professor's name was found on a "kill list" written by Sarkar, along with another professor who wasn't on campus at the time of the shooting and has been confirmed to be safe. Sarkar reportedly killed his estranged wife in Minnesota before traveling to UCLA. Also at Los Angeles Times , The New York Times , CNN.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 03 2016, @08:35PM
I think its more tied back to our primitive roots. If two people had a problem they'd fight over it and come to a resolution one way or another. Nowadays there is not always a way to resolve conflicts and people are forced to deal / get over it, but that doesn't remove the biological drive, and so such anger can fester.
I think your perspective is skewed by having a "pretty darn good life". Everyone deals with some amount of bullshit, but if you have a good support system it is easier to let things slide off and go away. At least in the US our culture has become very divisive and judgmental, and if you are outside the social norms and cliques then you can expect to have a hard time with few to no people to help you out.
Letting go of the anger is best, but my point is that not all people have been taught how to do so, or have had the support structure to help accomplish letting go.
Maybe we need a new form of social service workers: conflict resolution experts. Some basic therapy and support might be worth the public cost.
(Score: 3, Informative) by The Mighty Buzzard on Friday June 03 2016, @08:48PM
You wanna know a secret? We're all outside of the social norms and have a hard time.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 03 2016, @09:10PM
Duh, we're on SN...