“The literacy rate is below 5%. I haven't talked to one person who is literate.”

MySpace post morning of shooting — —
Context: Goodbye friends. Please don't be mad at me. The literacy rate is below 5%. I haven't talked to one person who is literate. I want to make it out alive. The longest war in the history of the United States. Goodbye. I'm saddened with the current currency and job employment. I had a bully at school. Thank you. P. S. --plead the fifth!

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