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loyalsister

(13,390 posts) Wed Dec 26, 2012, 05:10 PM Dec 2012

Whatever happened to anger and rage? [View all]

The kind of range that tempted people to shoot up wall street or Bank of America? Are those so appropriately channeled that they are considered to be "sane." Yet, a person who channels similar rage in a more disturbing direction is mentally ill.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rage_killing

In retrospect, would anyone seriously argue that Charles Starkweather or Bonnie and Clyde were mentally ill? Imagine the carnage if they had had the kinds of weapons available today.

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Whatever happened to anger and rage? [View all] loyalsister Dec 2012 OP

Um. Bonnie and Clyde had a Thompson Submachinegun Indydem Dec 2012 #1

Anyone who shoots a gun with the intent of killing or doing harm is mentally ill on some level... OneMoreDemocrat Dec 2012 #2

By that logic we've got a lot of mentally ill VETERANS...would that include HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #3

Seriously? OneMoreDemocrat Dec 2012 #8

You are the one that posted the stupid overgeneralized assertion HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #9

So apparently you DID understand what I meant... OneMoreDemocrat Dec 2012 #11

You said what you said, HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #13

Or, you could read what is there without the 'Outrage Glasses'... OneMoreDemocrat Dec 2012 #15

Your self defensiveness is showing HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #17

Oh, don't leave... OneMoreDemocrat Dec 2012 #19

Even military soldiers? loyalsister Dec 2012 #4

The odd thing is a few years ago "Intermittent Explosive Disorder" was roundly booed by DUers HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #5

Tommy guns were more powerful than these bushmaster semis. MrSlayer Dec 2012 #6

"This Lanza asshole profitted nothing from what he did, he just killed to kill" loyalsister Dec 2012 #10

Many of these mass-murders are also suicide-multiple homicides HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #16

Robbing the bank for the money is profitting. MrSlayer Dec 2012 #21

"You gain nothing from shooting bunch of kids and then blowing your brains out" loyalsister Dec 2012 #22

I don't know, I'm not that kind of crazy. MrSlayer Dec 2012 #23

Yes. I would argue that they were mentally ill. Define mental health for me first. nolabear Dec 2012 #7

Loosely defined does not include and absence of negative emotions loyalsister Dec 2012 #20

Charles Starkweather mentally ill? Perish the thought cthulu2016 Dec 2012 #12

LOL, what? They access to shit thats uber hard to get today. OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2012 #14

+1000 Indydem Dec 2012 #18