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10. thats just valium? this man wasn't drugged. something weird about how planned this was &

Wed Oct 4, 2017, 10:12 AM

Oct 2017

the note (shown in the 'leaked' photos), cameras inside and outside the room. The number of guns not with him at the homes, and the newest home connected to Bunkerville? This man planned to suicide. He was disgruntled about something. police did mention he was 'known' to them, how?

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Report: Suspected Las Vegas gunman was prescribed medication that can cause aggression [View all] DonViejo Oct 2017 OP

I'm not buying it. safeinOhio Oct 2017 #1

What are you "not buying"? Boomer Oct 2017 #5

What specifically leads you to believe this is a rational explanation? LanternWaste Oct 2017 #63

This message was self-deleted by its author safeinOhio Oct 2017 #69

I definitely agree! Chrysanthemum Oct 2017 #55

+1 onetexan Oct 2017 #64

I think it could be a combination bloom Oct 2017 #74

Aggressive behavior is not high on the side effect list mpcamb Oct 2017 #75

I tend to agree. Benzos usually cause more Ilsa Oct 2017 #79

The notion that benzos caused this is deflection, pure and simple. mpcamb Oct 2017 #80

Agree Juliusseizure Oct 2017 #85

Yep. Garbage reporting. nt Ilsa Oct 2017 #87

Given medical privacy laws, how exactly are we learning this AtheistCrusader Oct 2017 #2

That was my first thought, and until proven wrong, I'm sticking with it. shraby Oct 2017 #36

I love the smell of critical thinking in the morning harun Oct 2017 #86

If your dead can the doctor treating you Watchfoxheadexplodes Oct 2017 #3

It depends on the situation. Privacy should be maintained after death tymorial Oct 2017 #67

I'm a palliative care nurse. I have never seen anyone respond with aggressive behavior from valium. mucifer Oct 2017 #4

War on Drugs at work here CountAllVotes Oct 2017 #8

It might cause aggressive behavior in almost no one. People do sometimes become aggressive and mucifer Oct 2017 #13

Exactly! get the red out Oct 2017 #28

yes... refer to beers criteria... Chakaconcarne Oct 2017 #62

It's probably one of the potential minor side effects. forgotmylogin Oct 2017 #19

with alcohol janterry Oct 2017 #31

Sure and he could have also abused the drug FakeNoose Oct 2017 #38

Thank you tymorial Oct 2017 #32

I was dumbfounded when I saw which drug the article was claiming could make him Eliot Rosewater Oct 2017 #54

Oh withdrawal can cause a whole host of symptoms, you are absolutely correct. tymorial Oct 2017 #65

My biggest fear is they will take away our opiates when we need them most. Eliot Rosewater Oct 2017 #66

You're getting me started.... :) tymorial Oct 2017 #68

Yeah Cosmocat Oct 2017 #51

I know a lot of people who take benzos. Dave Starsky Oct 2017 #59

That be me. negoldie Oct 2017 #60

yeah blame it on the Valium Blues Heron Oct 2017 #6

Yeah Maxheader Oct 2017 #7

Benzodiazepines are the go-to anxiolytic in pretty much every healthcare setting. Act_of_Reparation Oct 2017 #9

thats just valium? this man wasn't drugged. something weird about how planned this was & Sunlei Oct 2017 #10

Valium janterry Oct 2017 #11

"warning - taking this medicine will lead to a long period of planning in order NRaleighLiberal Oct 2017 #12

Exactly. I could see a very very very rare person going off right after taking one, uppityperson Oct 2017 #25

Maybe it was a reaction to a prescription of Assholitol? MrScorpio Oct 2017 #14

Maybe it is possible but riverbendviewgal Oct 2017 #15

He's dead janterry Oct 2017 #22

Valium???? I find this hard to believe. mainer Oct 2017 #16

See healthcare kills people, ban healthcare! IronLionZion Oct 2017 #17

Does that explain why Raven Oct 2017 #18

They were giving him testosterone ? jeffreyi Oct 2017 #20

Thread win. yardwork Oct 2017 #30

So everyone taking Valium is gonna spend $20,000 on guns and take a year to plan a mass murder Baclava Oct 2017 #21

I take those... MindPilot Oct 2017 #23

Perhaps the drug didn't cause this, but the underlying condition B2G Oct 2017 #24

Really? Marthe48 Oct 2017 #26

Buying up an armory-load of weapons C_U_L8R Oct 2017 #27

I agree pandr32 Oct 2017 #49

THIS Cosmocat Oct 2017 #52

Millions of people take Valium. They dont do what this man did. yardwork Oct 2017 #29

I have taken anti anxiety meds for a long time ... jb5150 Oct 2017 #33

shit. not again. mopinko Oct 2017 #34

Ignore the multiple literal smoking guns on scene, here's the SMOKING PILL!!!!! hatrack Oct 2017 #35

I take the stuff as a muscle relaxant Plucketeer Oct 2017 #37

nope. all of this was premeditated. nt Javaman Oct 2017 #39

It'll be interesting to see how this all plays out matt819 Oct 2017 #40

It's flat wrong to speculate. KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2017 #41

Bull. At that dosage . . . MrModerate Oct 2017 #42

From the original article - the drugs DON'T explain premeditated, long-planned behavior Native Oct 2017 #43

If it was drugs, they were probably the illegal variety. Crowman2009 Oct 2017 #44

In this case compsports Oct 2017 #45

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH heaven05 Oct 2017 #46

See? The whole problem has been diazepam all along. Nothing wrong with having so many GUNS!!111!1!! PSPS Oct 2017 #47

"Aggressive behavior" means impusively punching someone... brooklynite Oct 2017 #48

Exactly RobinA Oct 2017 #70

Affluenza BumRushDaShow Oct 2017 #50

Valium is Diazepam and that was being given out like candy in the 1980s. n/t PoliticAverse Oct 2017 #53

Valium is the drug that gets you out of the doctor's office... Dave Starsky Oct 2017 #61

i sent this info to my hubby who has a doctorate in Pharmacy.... samnsara Oct 2017 #56

Valium? Moral Compass Oct 2017 #57

And if he took a handful TexasBushwhacker Oct 2017 #71

Not this shit again easttexaslefty Oct 2017 #58

my off-the-cuff theory about this guy is.... steve2470 Oct 2017 #72

I call BS on that marlakay Oct 2017 #73

But evidently he already had most of the guns blueinredohio Oct 2017 #76

He and the Australian guy are probably both mercenaries. Maybe connected to Erik Prince. LuvLoogie Oct 2017 #77

I'll buy that over "It was the recent Valium script..." lunasun Oct 2017 #84

Right? LuvLoogie Oct 2017 #88

No No the Bossa Nova . Blame it on the Bossa Nova lunasun Oct 2017 #78

Valium? What a crock of shit... Then it is wondered why no one believes the media Purveyor Oct 2017 #81

Valium? ismnotwasm Oct 2017 #82

It's also called Valium elleng Oct 2017 #83