As Eric Norstog mentions in his post reacting to this story, Mr Crowe is quite likely mentally ill...as Eric notes, possibly in a manic phase of bi-polar disorder.  The tenor of many of the posts shows, in my opinion, little understanding of or compassion for the mentally ill......and, yes, both Eric and I are making the assumption that Mr. Crowe is mentally ill. From the posts, several others are making the assumption that he's "just a worthless humanbeing" who needs to be severely punished for his behvior.  

Either way, obviously Mr. Crowe is not functioning particularly well as a member of our community and needs some serious intervention.  He's now in custody and I hope that intervention helps him.  Please don't misunderstand me.  I don't present his probable mental illness as an excuse or a justification for his behavior, but rather as a likely explanation.  If, indeed, he was in the midst of a psychotic episode, he needs treatment, not punishment.  Gary Crum