This is ludicrous. Not only is the writing truly terrible, but it lacks any connection within its hypothesis. Conor Oberst writes a song...a guy shoots up a mall....some dude with no college English credit writes a column on it. Did you even try to find out if this kid listens to this music? Did it ever occur to you that even if you found a link between the lyrics and the shooting, there's no one to blame except the person who did it? You know, just because they are both from Nebraska, doesn't mean they are connected. Learn how to research, learn how to make a point, and get back to us.