Gunman opens fire in Lafayette, LA Movie Theater

[EssOne]

I agree with Hozzie. That is indeed the best article I have read on the subject in a long, long time.

[tnliberty01]

This 59 year old had both a criminal record and psychiatric admissions. He may have also been a dual diagnosis, meaning both mental illness and substance abuse.

[bersaguy]

Seems this guy was far worse than just an asshole:

 

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/theater-gunman-built-reputation-angry-provocateur-32679584

Yep, that article sums it up pretty damn good....................... :up: :up: Thanks for posting it.

[Jonnin]

I am about done with being a law abiding citizen unless I have to walk through a metal detector...

 

you are abiding the law.  It says, clearly, shall not be infringed.

[EssOne]

............................................................ Granted, "crazy" doesn't necessarily need a reason... at least not one any of us would recognize.

 

Neither do "mean," "vicious," "murderous," or "evil." I spent a lifetime in LE and to this day I refuse to believe that a person has to be crazy to commit a horrible crime, including mass murder. He only has to be one of the four things in my first sentence.

[OldHat63]

Neither do "mean," "vicious," "murderous," or "evil." I spent a lifetime in LE and to this day I refuse to believe that a person has to be crazy to commit a horrible crime, including mass murder. He only has to be one of the four things in my first sentence.

 

Won't disagree with ya there...

I've said for years that anybody who says there HAS to be a devil/Satan just hasn't met enough of the wrong kind'a people. There's plenty enough "evil" in the human race without any need for outside help.

 

But then, I'm someone who believes that there really are people in this world who should be removed from it at the soonest possible opportunity. No coddling, therapy, incarceration, or other nonsense involving keeping them around. :shrug:

 

So if there's anything good to say about this guy, it can only be that he at least saved the state the cost of a long stupid trial, and the taxpayers the price of having to feed him and keep him alive.

[rmiddle]

I always heard it was something else that would make you go blind. :stunned:

 

That one I proved false in High School :)

 

Thanks

Robert

[monkeylizard]

So did Ernest Borgnine.

[Jonnin]

Neither do "mean," "vicious," "murderous," or "evil." I spent a lifetime in LE and to this day I refuse to believe that a person has to be crazy to commit a horrible crime, including mass murder. He only has to be one of the four things in my first sentence.

 

this is an interesting point.  At the end of the day it does not matter much,  but I would argue that people that are any of these are all "crazy".   Being "mean" is just exactly that... antisocial, anger problems, chemically impaired (naturally or artificially), whatever the cause, something isn't wired quite right.    

 

There are really just a few motives for violence, though.  Greed.  Religion.  Insanity.  Revenge.  Sex.  Self defense.   All but the last one are arguably a form of insanity if someone is killing because of them.

Edited August 21, 2015 by Jonnin