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2011-01-12 Home Front: WoT

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Posted by Steve White 2011-01-12 13:42|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 It wasn't TV that drove him nuts. His fellow students said he often laughed hysterically while in class. It sounds like he was a pissed off pothead. One thing that many of these shooters have in common is social isolation.

Posted by JohnQC 2011-01-12 14:27|| 2011-01-12 14:27|| Front Page Top

#2 You have to look at cause and effect. For example, drugs did not make them mad, they used drugs because they were mad.

And social isolation did not make they mad, they became socially isolated because others did not wish to associate with them. Importantly, when things are far advanced, they do tend to ditch their last few friends for complete isolation.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-01-12 16:25|| 2011-01-12 16:25|| Front Page Top

#3 There's no point in explaining insanity.
The biggest news item about Loughner's background is all the people who spotted him for what he was, all those who were terrified he might commit some act of violence, all those who called 911 about him, all the cops and other LEO's who interviewed him from time to time, and the fact that the authorities did nothing about all those warnings and premonitions.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-01-12 22:45|| 2011-01-12 22:45|| Front Page Top

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