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3. These young men are often teased

Fri Dec 14, 2012, 05:28 PM

Dec 2012

and cast out as outcasts when they don't conform to social norms. They are bullied for not "manning up". So sad that they have to lash out this way.

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Shooter was "Adam Lanza". [View all] FarCenter Dec 2012 OP

27 DEAD IN SCHOOL SHOOTING; SHOOTER KILLED FAMILY MEMBERS AND HIMSELF FarCenter Dec 2012 #1

So many of these rampage shooters are young guys, between 17 and 25 or so. Common Sense Party Dec 2012 #2

These young men are often teased Harmony Blue Dec 2012 #3

Obviously, they don't "have to" lash out this way. They CHOOSE to do so. Common Sense Party Dec 2012 #5

I was bullied a little as a kid. My dad had guns. Amazingly enough, kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #6

Developmentally disabled. That's the key. JDPriestly Dec 2012 #8

That's when the schizophrenia kicks in, unfortunately alcibiades_mystery Dec 2012 #10

Adam Lanza: Suspect in school shooting in Connecticut FarCenter Dec 2012 #4