It's a Bomb!

Actually, it was just a road flare covered in duct tape. Just this Friday, a man held a group of people hostage using a "bomb" he had on his chest. No one ended up getting hurt, but it sure caused a stir in the media. The event took place in New Hampshire, and lasted about 5 hours before the hostages were let off unharmed. The man said he was angry about not being able to get the mental health treatment he needed and demanded, among other things, to talk to Hillary Clinton! If that seems a little odd, it may have to do with the fact that the whole thing took place in one of Hillary's campaign offices.

The man, named Leeland Eisenberg and 46 at the time, has apparently had a very troubled past. He was homeless around the age of 21 due to the death of his mother and the abuse of his alcoholic father. He eventually tried to find shelter at Roman Catholic Parish. They took him in, gave him work, and generally took care of him. Unfortunately, one of the priests at the parish was one of those "hands on" type of guys. Leeland was molested and supposedly raped during his time there. He tried to commit suicide a week later by jumping off a bridge, but was put in a psychiatric ward instead.


Obviously this guy had a few screws loose thanks to his traumatic past, which might help explain why he would do something like this. It is like the child who misbehaves in an attempt to gain attention and aid, but ends up hurting himself in the end. I personally feel sorry for the guy, and feel that this is a story of society failing to support the less fortunate. Since the guy was homeless, he couldn't really hire a lawyer to take this priest to court, nor could he afford mental counciling. I'm not saying I think his actions were justified, but he seems to finally be getting the attention he needed, as I'm sure they're giving him medicine and medical attention now.

If you want to read more on the story, you can check this out.