Going Postal
The documentary speaks to survivors, families of those who died as well as friends and families of the murderers themselves. Interviewed also is Michael Carneal, serving a life-sentence for a notorious school shooting in Kentucky when he was just 14. His raw and troubling story and those of other shootings are placed in context by interviews with those who have researched this subject in depth - from the first cluster of shootings in the 1980s in the US postal service (hence the phrase ‘going postal’) to more recent occurrences.
The author Mark Ames argues that although mental instability plays a role, American rampage shooters are rarely insane and impossible to profile: they could be the person sitting next to you in class or in the office.
Production Manager Susie Gordon Executive Producer Denys Blakeway Editor Chris Wyatt Produced by Paul Tickell Storm Theunissen Directed by Paul Tickell
Monday 25 May 2009 - 22.00
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