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[slaphappynmd]

I really hate this stereotyping. Just because he was quiet and a loner doesnt make him a killer. BTK wasn't quiet or a loner, he was an active member of society, family, kids, they never knew. You never really know, there is no way to tell that someone is capable of such horrible things, unless they themselves say it flat out.

 

[Pete]

I really hate this stereotyping. Just because he was quiet and a loner doesnt make him a killer. BTK wasn't quiet or a loner, he was an active member of society, family, kids, they never knew. You never really know, there is no way to tell that someone is capable of such horrible things, unless they themselves say it flat out.

The thing is stereotyping doesn't just fall out of the sky. As unsavory as it is it is typically linked to some reality. In this case psychological studies of these types of tragedies indicate this type of personality is more prone to this type of lashing out.

 

[Thor]

Everyone, including CNN, is ignoring the important part.

Once again an Asian gets the high score.

 

[StrwberryKisses]

I had a stalker when I was in college years ago and when I went to the university counselors they told me it was my fault. He even threatened in writing to kill me.

It is sad what happened I just hope that universities across the U.S will form policies to help students keep this from helping again.

The families are in my thoughts

 

[Disco Stu]

I hope when this trigger happy zipperhead's soul finally gets to hell he gets anally raped by demons with hot coal pokers for eternity.

 

[Magnum]

Well I got word last night that my Co-workers daughter was killed. Just last week I was helping them shop for a car. Things change so fast.

 

[Larry Gude]

Sorry...

Well I got word last night that my Co-workers daughter was killed. Just last week I was helping them shop for a car. Things change so fast.

...just sorry.

 

[bresamil]

Well I got word last night that my Co-workers daughter was killed. Just last week I was helping them shop for a car. Things change so fast.

Prayers going out to the family.

 

[Larry Gude]

I hear what you're saying...

I really hate this stereotyping. Just because he was quiet and a loner doesnt make him a killer. BTK wasn't quiet or a loner, he was an active member of society, family, kids, they never knew. You never really know, there is no way to tell that someone is capable of such horrible things, unless they themselves say it flat out.

...but profiling is profiling for a reason; it adds up. It's not perfect, but a loner, anti social, violent writing, those kinds of things are a common part of the make up of sudden nuts.

The long term killers like Bundy and BTK are very, very good hunters, ie, camouflage themselves as needed, adaptability, etc.

Plus, if every troubled kid who thought about snapping called the cops and said "I'm having trouble here" we'd need a million more cops.

 

[BlackSheep]

Well I got word last night that my Co-workers daughter was killed. Just last week I was helping them shop for a car. Things change so fast.

Sorry man.........

 

[vraiblonde]

...but profiling is profiling for a reason; it adds up. It's not perfect, but a loner, anti social, violent writing, those kinds of things are a common part of the make up of sudden nuts.

They had some campus newspaper kid on Fox today - very well-spoken, sharp kid, made the "professionals" covering this story look like bozos.

Anyway, in his interviews with staff and students, he found that the killer had written graphically violent plays in his English class, and a few other "signs". After the Fox Friends clucked a bit and wanted to know why his professors didn't take action, the newspaper kid said basically, like what? There's no law against writing about graphic violence, otherwise half of Hollywood would be behind bars.

There's also no law against being an anti-social loner. So what do you do about something like that? Everyone's so upset and seem to think that SOMETHING could have prevented this tragedy. But what?

 

[aps45819]

There's also no law against being an anti-social loner. So what do you do about something like that? Everyone's so upset and seem to think that SOMETHING could have prevented this tragedy. But what?

2nd admendment

 

[Daffy]

Well I got word last night that my Co-workers daughter was killed. Just last week I was helping them shop for a car. Things change so fast.

I am so very sorry for all that lost someone special. This is just too unbearably sad.

 

[Ken King]

They had some campus newspaper kid on Fox today - very well-spoken, sharp kid, made the "professionals" covering this story look like bozos.

Anyway, in his interviews with staff and students, he found that the killer had written graphically violent plays in his English class, and a few other "signs". After the Fox Friends clucked a bit and wanted to know why his professors didn't take action, the newspaper kid said basically, like what? There's no law against writing about graphic violence, otherwise half of Hollywood would be behind bars.

There's also no law against being an anti-social loner. So what do you do about something like that? Everyone's so upset and seem to think that SOMETHING could have prevented this tragedy. But what?

From what I say one of the professors brought the "behavior" to the attention of authorities and they said that there was no crime committed. If I recall she indicated that the student was removed from the mainstream class and received individual tutoring and was recommended that he receive counselling.

It was known by some that this guy had a screw, or two, loose.

 

[vraiblonde]

2nd admendment

So the kid bursts in and starts mowing people down, it's going to take a few seconds for an armed student to react. Sure, the damage could have possibly been minimized, but not prevented.

And the killer not being sure if other students would be armed wouldn't have been a deterrent because he was going to kill himself anyway.

 

[Midnightrider]

They had some campus newspaper kid on Fox today - very well-spoken, sharp kid, made the "professionals" covering this story look like bozos.

Anyway, in his interviews with staff and students, he found that the killer had written graphically violent plays in his English class, and a few other "signs". After the Fox Friends clucked a bit and wanted to know why his professors didn't take action, the newspaper kid said basically, like what? There's no law against writing about graphic violence, otherwise half of Hollywood would be behind bars.

There's also no law against being an anti-social loner. So what do you do about something like that? Everyone's so upset and seem to think that SOMETHING could have prevented this tragedy. But what?

The english professor was on the oday show this morning and said that she had notified the school and the local police about his writings.
Additionally i heard an interview with one of the guys roommates that indicated the police had been called twice to deal with his stalking/inappropriate behavior, and that he had been taken by the police for psych review because of suicide threats.

 

[sunflower]

Well I got word last night that my Co-workers daughter was killed. Just last week I was helping them shop for a car. Things change so fast.

Damn. Im so sorry

 

[Tonio]

Everyone's so upset and seem to think that SOMETHING could have prevented this tragedy. But what?

Excellent point. I see that as the basic motivation for people who claim that 9/11 and TWA 800 were the work of conspiracies. They don't want to admit to themselves that sometimes, nothing can be done to prevent such tragedies.

 

[Midnightrider]

So the kid bursts in and starts mowing people down, it's going to take a few seconds for an armed student to react. Sure, the damage could have possibly been minimized, but not prevented.

And the killer not being sure if other students would be armed wouldn't have been a deterrent because he was going to kill himself anyway.

I agree totally, if your intent is to be dead at the end of your spree, why wold it matter if someone else had a gun, saves you from having to do it yourself.

Besides, the school and state still have rules about carrying guns on campus.

 

[vraiblonde]

It was known by some that this guy had a screw, or two, loose.

Sure, but until he actually commits a crime, there's not much you can do. We're not a society that locks up people for having a "loose screw".