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KurtNYC

(14,549 posts)
86. he may have been in meds
Sat May 24, 2014, 07:27 PM
May 2014

Lots of other similar mass shooters were:

http://www.cchrint.org/school-shooters/

When you look at that list it is as if these meds mask depression and emotions but leave the user with a slow simmering anger unchecked by empathy. And with horrible outcomes.

We need much better mental health care options.

Aren't you giving him the added attention he wants? Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2014 #1
Not really.. DreamSmoker May 2014 #2
on the other hand, if he didn't have guns, what might he have done? Voice for Peace May 2014 #35
I guess you could drive your BMW into a crowd near campus? Helen Borg May 2014 #45
Where guns aren't available, that indeed happens. AtheistCrusader May 2014 #75
Don't need guns. AtheistCrusader May 2014 #74
Every single time, and I mean EVERY Single time a mass shooting occurs randys1 May 2014 #101
drive by knifings are tricky. Voice for Peace May 2014 #102
I agree Wgles May 2014 #103
He's dead, so even if he gets more attention he's not going to notice. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2014 #3
But other wack jobs will see the attention exboyfil May 2014 #80
he's dead, so he doesn'y want it any more magical thyme May 2014 #5
yeah don't know why insane people post the videos of insane people :( PatrynXX May 2014 #41
If I had to guess... tom_kelly May 2014 #4
He's an MRA who thought he was owed sex from women because he had a BMW arcane1 May 2014 #6
wrong. this kid is a child of extreme privilege magical thyme May 2014 #8
He was also deeply personality disordered. Mentally ill. Schema Thing May 2014 #10
he doesn't strike me in his videos as mentally ill magical thyme May 2014 #16
Its called Delusions of Grandeur... VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #32
The video made me laugh... yuiyoshida May 2014 #40
Oh yeah.....totally creeper... VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #46
question yuiyoshida May 2014 #60
Urban Dictionary... VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #66
Oh thanks.. yuiyoshida May 2014 #67
He strikes me as having had zero self-respect. Voice for Peace May 2014 #36
I've just read he has aspergers magical thyme May 2014 #50
Neurotic and self-centered, but that doesn't qualify as mentally ill. He knew what he wanted JDPriestly May 2014 #31
Sociopath....with Delusions of Grandeur VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #33
I see a really sad immature kid, starved for love and self esteem, living inside a fantasy, Voice for Peace May 2014 #38
I think he obsessed over the Hunger Games characters..... VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #47
I haven't watched those myself but it would make sense. Voice for Peace May 2014 #81
Sure sounded crazy to me on the videos. Schema Thing May 2014 #55
So this rich little c****er driving a BMW expects people to believe he couldn't get girls? 951-Riverside May 2014 #7
Bingo. These narcissists have ZERO empathy for others. Classic "world revolves around THEM" types. Spitfire of ATJ May 2014 #18
I know what you mean bluestateguy May 2014 #26
Well said. n/t 951-Riverside May 2014 #30
They are disowning him.. butterfly77 May 2014 #73
+1000000 bravenak May 2014 #78
backwords wording PatrynXX May 2014 #42
Let's watch the rich implode :) Ahpook May 2014 #87
OK so basically Jamaal510 May 2014 #9
He followed "pick-up artist" videos on Youtube, which surely didn't help. arcane1 May 2014 #14
Amazing, He could get a firearm, but not the mental healthcare he so desperately needed. Half-Century Man May 2014 #11
Needing help and wanting help is not the same thing. hobbit709 May 2014 #20
he may have been in meds KurtNYC May 2014 #86
Starting with our common attitude toward the victims of mental challenges. Half-Century Man May 2014 #94
My GOD! That is, by far, the creepiest shit that I've ever seen in my entire life.. MrScorpio May 2014 #12
Agreed; I couldn't watch more than a minute of it Scootaloo May 2014 #89
Clearly swilton May 2014 #13
um, this young man comes from some money. therapy was certainly within reach. magical thyme May 2014 #17
True, but what about his parents? crim son May 2014 #76
apparently he has been (in therapy for years). per his parent's attorney magical thyme May 2014 #79
Thanks dream smoker Rafale May 2014 #15
I like your post. SevenSixtyTwo May 2014 #84
Couldn't get laid in Santa Barbara. That's pathetic. nt Xipe Totec May 2014 #19
Even with a Beemer and $300 shades! VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #63
It ended when his rampage turned into cops shooting back... Spitfire of ATJ May 2014 #21
Son of an assistant producer of "Hunger Games". Imagine that.... newthinking May 2014 #22
I absolutely agree with you Skittles May 2014 #77
A bad actor catchnrelease May 2014 #23
That laugh would have me running for the hills BeyondGeography May 2014 #37
He was a good looking kid with a privileged upbringing bluestateguy May 2014 #24
Well Rafale May 2014 #25
You okay? [[YOU]] will be sure to tell him that in HELL?!! lol...PLAN ON GOING? Ecumenist May 2014 #44
Well Rafale May 2014 #48
To each their own. Ecumenist May 2014 #99
All he had to do was pull up in his BMW and say... 951-Riverside May 2014 #29
See, it's posts like this that really make me wonder about some of the posters on DU. Scootaloo May 2014 #90
What a slimy little shit. Fucking psychopathic, self important little turd. Ed Suspicious May 2014 #27
He was a rich boy who was trained to expect to get anything he wanted Drale May 2014 #28
Physically smallcat88 May 2014 #34
Good thinking Rafale May 2014 #39
WTF? YOU'RE TRYING TO MAKE A POINT THAT THE GUNS {{REALLY}} aren't part of the reason Ecumenist May 2014 #43
Good lord, way to miss the point and to feed the tragedy to the gun humping idiots as fuel for their Ed Suspicious May 2014 #51
Or Rafale May 2014 #52
Riiiiggghhht. So open is the conservative NRA mindset. Silly me. Ed Suspicious May 2014 #54
Pardon me sir Rafale May 2014 #59
And a hearty fuck you to you as well, sir. Ed Suspicious May 2014 #64
Flux capacitor Rafale May 2014 #68
I'm out. I'm too close minded to engage. Have fun with your gun. Ed Suspicious May 2014 #69
Ummmm Rafale May 2014 #71
BTW, you made this a discussion about guns, not me. Ed Suspicious May 2014 #65
Post removed Post removed May 2014 #72
Yeah Rafale May 2014 #49
They won't... Sassysdad May 2014 #57
Looks like the family did try to alert the police catchnrelease May 2014 #53
Why Rafale May 2014 #61
He's a defective unit. MannyGoldstein May 2014 #56
I think that hits the nail on the head. "defective unit". Schema Thing May 2014 #58
Damaged Yuppie Larva nt Xipe Totec May 2014 #82
I've never watched anyone that demented before. In_The_Wind May 2014 #62
Well Rafale May 2014 #70
Victim's father blames assholes at NRA and the Tea Hadists! doxydad May 2014 #83
I blame the MRA's. AtheistCrusader May 2014 #85
He is creepy newfie11 May 2014 #88
I'm just gonna diagnose it as "1 percenterism," or "Affluenza." blkmusclmachine May 2014 #91
Heck! I didn't get laid until my last year in college! panfluteman May 2014 #92
If this kid had the means, and he wanted sex, why didn't he just get a hooker? Capt. America May 2014 #93
Nevada ain't that far of a drive from there. n/t 8 track mind May 2014 #95
He probably thought that was beneath him....why pay when you can get it for free.... Theyletmeeatcake2 May 2014 #96
I also thought of that. RebelOne May 2014 #100
This is not the first time... parkia00 May 2014 #97
Really? Is this video for real? I mean, the script is pathetic 2banon May 2014 #98
MORE THAN A MADMAN DreamSmoker May 2014 #104
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