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HereSince1628

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24. Riddle me this...

Reply to wordpix (Original post)

Fri Dec 28, 2012, 01:30 PM

Dec 2012

If he was angry at school bullies why did he kill his mother, YEARS after he wasn't in school any more? Why a bunch of first graders?

Although I think this is a mass shooting which can be characterized as suicide plus a homicidal mission, I think we've got to look at what mission could possibly have accomplished.

Shooting his mother in the face is an act that is against the body part that most characterizes the personality. I believe the profilers will say his act was focused on obliterating a personality.

For this 3rd hand clue to work you've got to show me how to connect her personality to his being bullied.

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clue from CT about why Adam Lanza shot up Newtown Elementary [View all] wordpix Dec 2012 OP

the consequences to bullying runs deep CatWoman Dec 2012 #1

I have a friend here in Georgia whose son RebelOne Dec 2012 #4

damn CatWoman Dec 2012 #5

that is so sad, this bullying has got to stop. As a teacher, wordpix Dec 2012 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Dec 2012 #26

It would not surprised me if this turns out to be true NYC_SKP Dec 2012 #2

Sadly... Bjornsdotter Dec 2012 #3

Sure wouldn't surprise me. n/t easttexaslefty Dec 2012 #6

Sad but.... janlyn Dec 2012 #7

Yes, but did you receive any sort of counseling? closeupready Dec 2012 #10

NO...never janlyn Dec 2012 #14

I see - thanks for sharing. closeupready Dec 2012 #15

Always. One day I saw those eyes myself. aquart Dec 2012 #19

Some people can handle stuff better than others. n-t Logical Dec 2012 #11

For all we know, it was the story about Romney bullying John Lauber coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #8

First grade girls and female teachers and administrators BeyondGeography Dec 2012 #12

I don't think he specifically targeted females. HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #21

K&R for more exposure and discussion. - n/t coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #13

Maybe he was bullied, maybe he wasn't. HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #16

It was not "several yrs" since the mom pulled Lanza from school - he was 20 y.o. wordpix Dec 2012 #18

I believe he was pulled from school in his mid-teens. HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #20

The vast majority of people who are bullied don't turn into psychopathic monsters duffyduff Dec 2012 #23

recall I wrote this is a clue, it's not psychotherapy wordpix Dec 2012 #17

You don't take your anger out on innocent people, including first graders duffyduff Dec 2012 #22

Riddle me this... HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #24

He could have been angry at her for not protecting him from the bullies. MadrasT Dec 2012 #25

It's NOT armchair psychoanalysis...it's looking for PARSIMONIOUS connectivity HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #32

I don't doubt he was bullied. Kalidurga Dec 2012 #27

You know, I know a lot of people who were bullied. Chorophyll Dec 2012 #28

bullying is no excuse for mass murder. nt TeamPooka Dec 2012 #29

Bullying Does Not Justify What This Kid Did ---- Having Said That The Incident Shows That Bullying TheMastersNemesis Dec 2012 #30

Those kids weren't even born when he went to that School JI7 Dec 2012 #31

Bullying is so horribly wrong! hamsterjill Dec 2012 #33