What do you make of this latest slasher/shooter/rammer madman?

[Gandalf]

I have found this story to be a really odd one. First off is his video where he constantly referred to being a virgin and did so again and again. Surely in your moment for the cameras you would say something philosophical and bold and not pout about not getting a shag and then his declaration of becoming a God? Just very corny. It was like something from Bottom. Not a bad looking chap and he drove a nice car, so I can only assume he was a bit weird and that turned the girls off. Their judgments appear to have been sound. Then also the combination of knives, gun, and car for ramming. The guy was clearly deranged.

By all accounts he should have been stopped sooner as there were a lot of warning signs about him even from family. Thoughts on this story?

[Gandalf]

http://gma.yahoo.com/parents-santa-b...opstories.html

[Master]

Loser could not commit suicide and end his own worthless life so he has to make life hell for the people around him before he went to hell. I blame the parents.

[IamInuit]

I bet he had Aspergers syndrome

[Gandalf]

Apparently he did have Asperger's, but that doesn't explain it entirely. The kid has super rich parents and had nice cars and yet complained that he was still a virgin and then chopped, shot, and drove down a few of those who were probably 'getting some of what I'm not'. It's more the attitude of 'I have everything, but they won't give that to me. It should be mine.' His attitude is the ultimate nerdy rich boy consumerist. 'If I cannot have 'that' then I WILL have them'. A horrid little freak. With that kind of money couldn't he just buy a hooker or two?

[generalbulldog]

The guy has a weird attitude. He's not bad looking, comes from money, and even has a dad that's an assistant hollywood director. In Southern California, where it's basically the land of beautiful gold diggers, this guy should have been a pussy magnet. Just clearly weird and deranged.

[brocktonblockbust]

Apparently he did have Asperger's, but that doesn't explain it entirely. The kid has super rich parents and had nice cars and yet complained that he was still a virgin and then chopped, shot, and drove down a few of those who were probably 'getting some of what I'm not'. It's more the attitude of 'I have everything, but they won't give that to me. It should be mine.' His attitude is the ultimate nerdy rich boy consumerist. 'If I cannot have 'that' then I WILL have them'. A horrid little freak. With that kind of money couldn't he just buy a hooker or two?

Fuck, times I was broke I STILL paid for hookers.

[Beanz]

I bet he had Aspergers syndrome

I have worked with several people now who have Aspergers or even more extreme forms of Autism and although it is true many can have difficulty empathising and understanding social etiquette and the emotional elements that govern relationships they are often very ethical and unable to willingly hurt others outside of their family group. The cold unfeeling violent nature attributed to autism is imho mostly a media and society construct.

[Spicoli]

People say socially awkward introvert teen and I say its nothing new. This could have been and often is now Anytown U.S.A. I think something can be said about the fact that more and more we cocoon ourselves into a bunker of self maintained media. Almost a falsified presentation. I cannot imagine nor would I want ever be a kid coming up now because I think they have not had to fully adjust or learn personal interaction. Cause & effect in a real life setting. Action and reaction with immediate effects rather than a buffer of social media. I dunno. That's not the cause for walking time bombs like this. I don't know that there is ever one "cause" for mass murder. We don't have that convenience. He came from a family of resource and wealth but in reality that doesn't mean anything if parents had their heads in the sand or substituted guidance with money and toys. Also think that in a situation like that the authorities took the family 'status' into account and ruled accordingly, thinking maybe they were doing a favor. It really does have all to do with informed parents willing to set aside "friendship" etc.

[Beanflicker]

I bet he had Aspergers syndrome

I have worked with several people now who have Aspergers or even more extreme forms of Autism and although it is true many can have difficulty empathising and understanding social etiquette and the emotional elements that govern relationships they are often very ethical and unable to willingly hurt others outside of their family group. The cold unfeeling violent nature attributed to autism is imho mostly a media and society construct.

Yeah it seems autism has gotten a bad rep because of the occasional school shooter you hear about it on the news, yet millions live productive, non-violent lives with autism.

[IamInuit]

I bet he had Aspergers syndrome

I have worked with several people now who have Aspergers or even more extreme forms of Autism and although it is true many can have difficulty empathising and understanding social etiquette and the emotional elements that govern relationships they are often very ethical and unable to willingly hurt others outside of their family group. The cold unfeeling violent nature attributed to autism is imho mostly a media and society construct.

Agreed its overused. Autism generally as well. One good friend of mine has Aspergers and is a genius but she routinely refers to herself as a functional sociopath. I tell her we all are in a way and she then sets out to explain the difference and I have to admit its a little scary. The disconnect she has. Oddly enough her daughter has been diagnosed with it. I always thought it would skip a generation. Autism seems to be diagnosed for normal behaviour at least here. Every behaviour these days categorized and put into a class.

[El Kabong]

Loser could not commit suicide and end his own worthless life so he has to make life hell for the people around him before he went to hell. I blame the parents.

The parents had that kid seeing psychologists and had done everything possible to stop him bar having him committed.

At some point the individual is responsible. He was just a hateful resentful guy.

[Beanflicker]

It's hard when this stuff happens because even the "experts" have only speculative insight into what makes a human being do these things, and of course every swinging dick fancies himself Sigmund Freud and wants to wax psychiatric and tell everyone why it happens.

One thing that's disappointing is seeing people using this as a "end violence against women" issue (men and women alike have been spouting this). I've seen so many people say "he did this because he hates women/was a follower of the Men's Rights Movement/felt entitled to sex and when he didn't get it he lashed out at women". Not that ending violence against women isn't a noble cause, but to make this issue about violence against women shows the lazy thinking/confirmation bias that goes on in these "special interest" groups. This is a much deeper issue than "violence against women". He hated women, but as documented in that 140 page diatribe he wrote, he also hated any man who had a girlfriend and had sex. He even hated his younger brother, because his brother was much more sociable and had friends. He planned to kill his younger brother. He also killed his 3 male Asian room mates because they argued with him about the noise they made. He was also a racist who got enraged when he saw a white woman going out with a non-white man.

There is so much that was wrong with this guy.

[Andre]

It's hard when this stuff happens because even the "experts" have only speculative insight into what makes a human being do these things, and of course every swinging dick fancies himself Sigmund Freud and wants to wax psychiatric and tell everyone why it happens.

One thing that's disappointing is seeing people using this as a "end violence against women" issue (men and women alike have been spouting this). I've seen so many people say "he did this because he hates women/was a follower of the Men's Rights Movement/felt entitled to sex and when he didn't get it he lashed out at women". Not that ending violence against women isn't a noble cause, but to make this issue about violence against women shows the lazy thinking/confirmation bias that goes on in these "special interest" groups. This is a much deeper issue than "violence against women". He hated women, but as documented in that 140 page diatribe he wrote, he also hated any man who had a girlfriend and had sex. He even hated his younger brother, because his brother was much more sociable and had friends. He planned to kill his younger brother. He also killed his 3 male Asian room mates because they argued with him about the noise they made. He was also a racist who got enraged when he saw a white woman going out with a non-white man.

There is so much that was wrong with this guy.

Haha nearly as bad as waxing political over it

Note title heading: What do you make of this latest slasher/shooter/rammer madman?

[imp]

Only in america.