Paris bomber Ibrahim Abdeslam 'smoked cannabis every day' but 'had no gripe with the West'...

The Telegraph ^ | 11/17/15

[Alberta's Child]

It's not so outlandish. I've had people in law enforcement tell me that radical Islam is of secondary interest to a lot of these terrorists ... and that the real motivation for their actions is that are complete losers with a death wish who want to make a name for themselves on their way out.

The pathology, according to the folks I've dealt with, is almost identical to what you find in the Columbine killers or Adam Lanza in Sandy Hook, CT.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Yep.

[cdcdawg]

“... listening to Arabic hip hop ...”

I didn’t even know that was a thing. I’m pretty sure that it’s cultural enrichment we can do without.

[Alberta's Child]

I’d rather chain-smoke a car tailpipe in an enclosed garage than listen to hip-hop in English for more than ten seconds, so I imagine the Arabic sh!t will make you deranged in a hurry.

[nopardons]

;^)

[Jan_Sobieski]

Hey, I know another guy that smoked weed every day. I wonder if he has similar motivations to destroy...

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Bump.

[SE Mom]

It appears sometime after they separated he became “radicalized” (new buzz word in the media) and changed his thinking.

[Oratam]

That was my first thought as well.

[Paul R.]

Now, this is an interesting point. Obama’s people say the Muslim refugees they’ll bring in will be safe because we will interview them. Obviously, these interviews will reveal more than what a spouse would know. (Of course, how many spouses who thought they knew their partner have been successfully lied to?)

But, ok, let’s say Abdul Xyz is vetted as “ok”. This is sure to hold up in a few years, with people coming from an incredibly violent part of the world, poor skills, and likely to be easily turned? Righto.... (/s)

[ConservingFreedom]

stayed at home watching DVDs or listening to music

We should ban these activities.

[ConservingFreedom]

Anyone know the origins of the word "assassin".

'there is no basis for the belief that Nizari assassins did their business while hopped up on drugs. [...] Legend has it that the Nizaris functioned primarily as assassins. [...] Their leader, known simply as the Old Man of the Mountain, recruited followers by administering an "intoxicating potion" to them and transporting them to a "garden of paradise" to enjoy the forbidden delights of women, drugs and food. The primary ingredient of the potion, according to medieval reports, was hashish. [...] Research by historians such as Bernard Lewis, however, has cast doubt on this lurid picture. [...] The bizarre stories that became so closely connected with the group sprouted from the medieval Muslim majority's attempt to condemn the Nizaris as immoral and heretical'. - http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2023/does-assassin-derive-from-hashish

[DiogenesLamp]

Nah, we should just ban the taking of mind altering substances, especially those which are known to induce psychotic breaks in some people.

[ConservingFreedom]

"Several studies have linked marijuana use to increased risk for mental illnesses, including psychosis (schizophrenia), depression, and anxiety, but whether and to what extent it actually causes these conditions is not always easy to determine." (emphasis added) - http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/research-reports/marijuana/there-link-between-marijuana-use-mental-illness

[Oratam]

Very interesting.