18 Kids and 9 Others Shot Dead in CT.

[zuben el genub]

Salt Shaker:

Mother has been tied to survivalists - guns were legal.

Adam Lanza's mother was a 'survivalist' who stockpiled food, guns

Newtown Shooting: The Gunman Who Knew No Pain - Yahoo! News

About violence and guns -

I wouldn't advocate removing either from responsible society. But what the hell do you do with parents who can't, don't, or won't supervise their kids?

Responsible adults can play those violent role playing games and know the difference.
I am not too sure about younger that 13, especially those that use the games for total escapism.

I don't mind guns for hunting.

But if no one wants censorship from the government, then you will have to figure out how to deal with the idiots that are too irresponsible to have guns or games.

Like parents who leave loaded guns where young kids can get them.

 

[Gmash]

I've seen conflicting stories about whether the mother was one of those doomsday preppers or not, but apparently she took him to the range and taught him to shoot. I've also seen reports that he had Aspergers, a form of autism that makes people extremely uncomfortable in social situations, to the point his mother pulled him out of school and home schooled him. Leaving an unsecured assault rifle where he could get to it obviously was a terrible mistake. It seems like all of these shooters have the same profile. Very intelligent, but alienated from society.

 

[zuben el genub]

Also profiled as young men - 18-24. The group most likely to be involved with role-playing.

Why are they angry? Do they know?
Are they escaping from what they see as a boring future (steady job, home, etc)
Are they also escaping from poverty or the fact that they can't afford the newest game equipment they crave?

Years ago, these are the ones who would head west into unknown territory. Can't do that today.

A lot of us grew up on Science Fiction - would have been delighted to have some of the adventures written in stories. But we did manage to restrain ourselves and maybe kept the dream, but lived in the real world.

 

[Gmash]

This guy definitely wasn't living in poverty. Did you see his Mom's house? Columbine was an affluent high school. Not sure about the Aurora shooter. I think being smart makes people think they deserve a good life, and when they don't, they get bitter. Add some mental illness and guns and bad things happen.

 

[A.Nonymous]

This guy definitely wasn't living in poverty. Did you see his Mom's house? Columbine was an affluent high school. Not sure about the Aurora shooter. I think being smart makes people think they deserve a good life, and when they don't, they get bitter. Add some mental illness and guns and bad things happen.

Did you really just argue that its better to be dumb?

 

[ElasticNinja]

Did you really just argue that its better to be dumb?

Ignorance is bliss some say. That said, mental problems are very prevalent in those of average intelligence and below too.

 

[zuben el genub]

Gunman

Article also mentions stop using mental illness as an excuse. It's hatred so deep that it possesses the person. I can sort of understand that type of hatred, but I prefer shun to gun.

 

[Gmash]

Not better, but dumb people might not realize how bad their life sucks lol.

 

[jefboyardee]

FOX: The gunman who slaughtered 20 children and six adults at a Connecticut elementary school may have snapped because his mother was planning to commit him to a psychiatric facility

 

[pbf98]

FOX: The gunman who slaughtered 20 children and six adults at a Connecticut elementary school may have snapped because his mother was planning to commit him to a psychiatric facility

Key word being May

I wish newscasts would get it straight before publishing it and posting their speculations..

 

[Gmash]

Gunman

Article also mentions stop using mental illness as an excuse. It's hatred so deep that it possesses the person. I can sort of understand that type of hatred, but I prefer shun to gun.

We'll know more if /when they get some info from the computer, but I wouldn't say it takes "a lot of planning" to smash a computer and grab the guns from the closet or wherever. They said "stockpiling ammo", but I bet that's just what they had in their home. I doubt he went out to buy more, they said he almost never left the house. If he did go out buying ammo, they will find out, but there's too much speculation in that article.

 

[zuben el genub]

I forgot to add - get the salt. I was more interested in the profiling than the report.

 

[pbf98]

The only thing I think mental illness should be used for as an excuse is for reasons to bring back mental illness institutions back to what they once were.

Rather than focusing on gun bans, why not focus on the mental health of America? From what I have seen a majority of these shootings can be linked to some mentally wrong with the person that was noticeable.

 

[ElasticNinja]

The only thing I think mental illness should be used for as an excuse is for reasons to bring back mental illness institutions back to what they once were.

Rather than focusing on gun bans, why not focus on the mental health of America? From what I have seen a majority of these shootings can be linked to some mentally wrong with the person that was noticeable.

Perhaps its that people do not have the access to support that they need. Just because this guy did this, it does not mean he necessarily was particularly disturbed up until the weeks before this. And I would imagine if he had received a bit more care - healthwise and family wise, it is likely that he would have become a functioning member of society.

Everyone should be able to go to their doctor, talk about whats wrong - mentally, physically, both even, and get referred on to someone that can help. They should have access to a doctor for free, or at least a a low double figure some, and likewise to said specialist.
And everyone should be able to do so.

 

[A.Nonymous]

Yay!! Free healthcare for everyone and no body has to pay for it!! Yay!! 'Cuz that was the root of the problem here.

 

[Bob Maxey]

Perhaps its that people do not have the access to support that they need. Just because this guy did this, it does not mean he necessarily was particularly disturbed up until the weeks before this. And I would imagine if he had received a bit more care - healthwise and family wise, it is likely that he would have become a functioning member of society.

OK, so spread the word: "Talk to your kids before they do something nuts." Be nice to people. I agree. Talk to your kids. Most parents do talk to their kids. Most kids are sane. Most parents are decent. Most people make it through life on their own without free government cheese or taking a life.

So here is what you do: hire off duty police and ex-military. Give them riot gear and big frigging weapons. If a kid pulls out a gun, they drop the little bugger with one shot to the head. OK, perhaps we will just arrest them.

Check points at every entrance and do not forget the razor wire.

We have mandatory mental health care exams. We punish the parents if their kid is not cared for. Jail time, actually.

Is that what we want?

 

[Bob Maxey]

Yay!! Free healthcare for everyone and no body has to pay for it!! Yay!! 'Cuz that was the root of the problem here.

The problems started when the free government cheese was taken away.

 

[zuben el genub]

I feel sorry for Newtown:

Newtown to the media: You're making this nightmare worse - The Denver Post

They definitely don't need this extra crap.

Here's one that happened 85 years ago. But they did know why.
Bath School bombing: Remembering the deadliest school massacre in American history.

The media came, reported, and left.

 

[copestag]

its pretty hard to blame the media for covering the story....... you are asking them to do it

 

[ElasticNinja]

Yay!! Free healthcare for everyone and no body has to pay for it!! Yay!! 'Cuz that was the root of the problem here.

I never advocated free healthcare... anyway at the very least, preventive, primary care would save money, its basic stuff.

 

[bigdrew]

People flock to Newtown to block Westboro Baptist Church's picket of Sandy Hook funerals | al.com

It's so touching yet disturbing...

 

[zuben el genub]

its pretty hard to blame the media for covering the story....... you are asking them to do it

Beyond reasonable coverage, I am not. They don't have to stick a camera and microphone in everyone's face to get a story for all those prurient readers. Almost everyone has had some sorrowful disaster in their life to understand how badly these people feel without dwelling in details.

prurient -marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire -
I left out sexual.

 

[jefboyardee]

Newtown the Latest Example of Media Overkill

What upsets me at the moment is the feeding frenzy being engaged in by the media. At this point, I feel they are doing more harm than good. The healing will begin, but not until the news trucks and reporters shoving microphones in our faces go away.

 

[copestag]

again........ its amazing nobody gets this concept........ the media is catering to the public..... every time you post another link in here talking about how bad the media is guess what?.... that link was created by the media ..... the media you are supporting by reading their material...... you are the one asking the media to do the very thing you are condemning

either stop reading the garbage or stop complaining that the garbage is written

 

[zuben el genub]

Some of us are not reading it - it's forced on the TV news unless you hit the mute button.

You can't check some web pages without a headline screaming about some movies star's latest peccadillo. Checkouts at the supermarket have those rags like the Enquirer right in your face.

The shootings are over, we feel the pain. I am more interested now in the debate about what to do about the violence which involves more sticking a microphone in a public figure's face. That's part of the price of elected office, CEO, public spokesperson or whatever. You knew about having to deal with the public's questions before you ran or accepted the position.

I'd prefer to let Newtown grieve and heal on its own.