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In reply to the discussion: Chiefs player killed girlfriend and self following argument over Trey Songz concert [View all]Spider Jerusalem
(21,786 posts)36. I'd be looking for traumatic and cumulative brain damage in the autopsy
Traumatic brain injury and the cumulative effects of repeated concussions or sub-concussive hits are a much more likely contributing factor to this kind of violence (frontal lobe damage leads to fits of rage, loss of impulse control, etc). TBI and post-concussion syndrome have been linked to the violent behaviour and suicides of American football players before now, and then there's the case of soldiers who've suffered concussions as a result of IED injury in Iraq or Afghanistan (see: Robert Bales, who went on a rampage and murdered 16 Afghan civilians; he'd apparently suffered a concussive injury).
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Chiefs player killed girlfriend and self following argument over Trey Songz concert [View all]
proud2BlibKansan
Dec 2012
OP
Scratch "thousands" and replace it with millions, maybe tens of millions.
cherokeeprogressive
Dec 2012
#39
I'd be looking for traumatic and cumulative brain damage in the autopsy
Spider Jerusalem
Dec 2012
#36