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To: Half Vast Conspiracy

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

The definition of Serial Killer and Mass Murderer are in Wikepedia, and about every INTRODUCTION to CRIMINAL JUSTICE TEXTBOOK used in college. My textbooks ares stored now as I haven’t taught in several years, however those terms are what I said they were due to my criminal justice technology teaching experience.

Why didn’t you just look it up on the internet, or are you one of those who have to confront what you do not understand? You can google ‘mass murderer’ or ‘serial killer’...as for ‘spree killer’, that is a more recent term defining their behavior mostly.

A community college library will have used textbooks you can buy to familiarize yourself with those common terms.


55 posted on 09/19/2014 1:15:02 AM PDT by Kackikat (Two wrongs do NOT make a right.... unless you are a Democrat!)
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To: Kackikat; Protect the Bill of Rights
The definition of Serial Killer and Mass Murderer are in Wikepedia...

That's not what I asked. I asked about Mass Shooting & Serial Killer.

Why didn’t you just look it up on the internet, or are you one of those who have to confront what you do not understand?

Asking for clarification is pretty common on FR, and in life. I suppose the only field it is NOT allowed in is Law Enforcement. You're not used to being questioned, are you Officer?

You can google ‘mass murderer’ or ‘serial killer’.

What I did was Google the terms that you ever-so confidently misdefined. I'll note that your Wikipedia link is for "Spree Killer", while your post 31 addressed "Mass Shooting" & "Serial Killer". I takeoff 10% from my MBA students for citing Wikipedia and another 10 for using an irrelevant search term. You're in C+ territory, and I didn't even deduct for misspelling "Wikipedia" yet.

I went to my university library and the Pearson Higher Ed website (using my professor login). I found no standard definition for "mass shooting" after reviewing three criminal justice texts and several journal articles. The FBI uses the term "mass murder" when 4 or more people are killed in a single episode.

I will ask politely, again. Do you have a source for your definitions?

56 posted on 09/19/2014 3:31:24 AM PDT by Half Vast Conspiracy (Settled science.)
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