Clearly anyone who engages in mass shootings isn't on the "normal" spectrum. But that's the point, there IS a spectrum. Gifford's shooter was 22 years old, had been on a plethora of drugs for YEARS....his brain and his emotional maturity was extraordinarily stunted. That is not the same as the congressional shooter, it just isn't. You can't lump everyone in to one easily defined category. It's quite clear that the congressional shooter was very focused, knew exactly what he was doing, and was completely capable of predicting the consequences of his actions.
Loughner knew his target and went after her as well. A history of drug use means nothing. If it did we would all be terrified of Keith Richards
Again, his problem with Gifford's was that he didn't like women in positions of leadership and decision-making. Stupid comment, really. Let's make drugs legal for kids then, shall we? Because that's what Loughner was when he started smoking pot, drinking, and taking other hallucinogens. Please. Tell me what almost all the young mass shooters have in common. It's not about adults frying their own brains.
Young mass shooters what they have in common? They don’t take the pussy like the President does and it’s not offered.
Let me know when you are ready to really discuss the issue. BTW, the mass shootings in Aurora, Sandy Hook, Arizona, Isla Vista, and Ft Hood were all under the big-eared cocksucker known as Obama.
What were you talking about. Most of those shooters were incels. The Paddock dude wasn’t on drugs. What’s the excuse for him? Quit trying to blame drugs. If you blame drugs for killing people then guns do too. You can’t have it both ways. And by the way, guns are actually made with the purpose to kill. Heroin isn’t. The common denominator is idiocy.
Bill Clinton dodged the draft. George Bush dodged the draft by getting his daddy to get him into the Air National Guard. Richard Nixon and Lyndon Johnson dodged the draft by joining the Navy Reserve. Johnson was a congressman during WWII and was never on active duty but he escalated the Vietnam war into the quagmire it bacame.
2 things on Paddock. Yes, in fact, he was on anxiety medication. Over time, that medication can have severe impacts. Second, if you believe the official autopsy report as is, you are naive AF. Don't you find it strange that such a mass killing has provided so little follow-up and information to the public? I did not "blame drugs for killing people". The fact is, the majority of these mass killers were young men who had been on a variety of medications for most if not all, of their formative years. It literally changes their brain and stops their ability to mentally and emotionally mature. They do not develop the ability to predict outcomes and consequences. They are unable to form or maintain adequate social relationships. Many of them, like most others on behavioral meds often go off the meds, and experience even more dramatic mood and behavior swings. They go to see therapists who put them on a handful of drugs because they get paid to do so. These are facts. Drugs given to young people have the potential to dramatically impact their behavior. There is a huge difference between Loughner and Hodgkinson. And yes I can have it both ways. I pithy idiom isn't applicable here. The vast majority of gun owners are responsible and law abiding. The vast majority of young people on mind-altering drugs are at risk for dangerous behavior. And BTW, nobody said anything about heroin....you keep bringing up shit like that and Keith Richards. That isn't what's going on with mass killings.
Heroin is a drug I was just using it as an example. Stephen Paddock was a law abiding citizen too, until he wasn’t. I’m not asking for both ways here. I’m saying you have 2 items. 1 was created to kill, 1 wasn’t even though that second one can under the right circumstances. It’s completely assanine to think that guns don’t kill people people kill people, but drugs kill people. Maybe if you (not you personally, I actually have much love and respect for you) can’t handle your drugs that’s a you problem. Another thing that’s ironic, you’re actually talking about legal drugs. Personally, I think neither kill people. The problem with humans, is....drumroll......humans.