A year ago, the rumors would have been that he was bi-polar. Today, the quick reason for unthinkable or multiple murders by one individual is Asperger's, the current soup de jour of excuses.
Actually, this "disease" is known in the medical profession as "Asperger's Syndrome" or "Asperger's Disorder". Not all that much is known about it yet, except (condensed) it's thought to be a milder form of autism.
Physical clumsiness is one sympton of Asperger's....which is interesting in the context of this multiple killing spree.
At any rate, Asperger's, in connection with this murderer, is just wild speculation at this point.
It could very well be this disorder, or bi-polarism (manic/depressive), uncontrollable rage, drugs....or it could be he was just plain evil.
Leni
Bingo. There is part of the problem. In today's "progressive" society, the concept of good and evil, right and wrong, has been drummed out. It is no longer taught. Now liberals wail we need national gun control. No. We need self control. We need to teach that there is good and evil; right and wrong.
After the shooting in Arizona, I had hoped Obama would take the fear and heartache this nation felt and use it to teach the nation that troubled people do not just get up one day and decide to shoot people. There are signs, always, and most times they begin at an early age. Mothers know these signs when they see them in their own children.
I remember in the Arizona shooting, students and instructors who had come in contact with Jared Loughtner, the shooter, had felt fear around him. In fact, eventually Loughtner was forbidden at the school, thanks to one of the instructors who acknowledged his feelings of fear and reported them.
I am so deeply sorry for the families who have lost children and loved ones in this horrific tragedy. I pray for them. I hope and pray in the days and the weeks to come, we don't focus on the gun used in this horrific act but the troubled person behind it who I am certain gave signs to those around him that he could hurt someone.
I ran a day treatment for the mentally ill for 7 years and trust me when I tell you this, this feeling you get when you know someone is truly dangerous goes to the very core of your being and your feelings unsettle you to the point that they keep you awake at night. You feel “terrorized”’ and we need to learn to recognize that feeling and report it! Also, in all those 7 years I only had one client like I describe here and because the mother nor the main center where I worked refused to listen to me or the psychiatrist, the ending was horrific and an innocent girl was killed.
Beverly Perlson
The Band of Mothers