Posted on 04/17/2007 8:28:56 PM PDT by Charles Henrickson
ISMAIL AK
Dr. ISMAIL AK is a Professor of Psychiatry at a university in Turkey. His research interests include the following:
Personal Disorders, Agresivve behavior and self-mutilation, ECT, Substance-related disorders, Sexual Disorders, Forensic Psychiatry, Sleep Disorders
From the Turkish Association of Psychopharmacology website:
President-elect:
Professor Ismail AK, M.D. Head, Department of Psychiatry, KTU School of Medicine, Trabzon, Turkey
Ismail AK is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Head, Department of Psychiatry, KTU School of Medicine, Trabzon, Turkey
He is an experienced on clinical psychopharmacology of schizophrenia and bipolar disorders.
Dr. Ismail Ak is one of the authors of an article about patients with mental disorders, psychotic features, etc.:
As regards pharmacotherapies, 354 (50.2%) were given antidepressants. . . . Among antidepressants, Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) were 72.8%. . . .
This is an abstract of an article co-written by Dr. ISMAIL AK:
Even though all psychiatric disorders do not have the same potential with regard to committing a crime, the number of individuals having psychiatric disorders is gradually going up depending on the increase of crimes and violent behaviors committed in a society. . . . The relation between existence of psychiatric disorder and crime behavior has been significantly emphasized in several earlier studies. In conclusion, it is notable that the rates of committing crime for the individuals with psychiatric disorders are on the rise.
Dr. Ismail Ak is apparently one of the world's leading experts on the psychiatry of antisocial and suicidal behavior, psychotic and bipolar disorders, psychopharmacological therapy, etc.
The young man had been noticed to be disturbed and had been referred to counseling. Dr. Ismail Ak is an expert and author in the particular field most directly related to the guy's disorder.
So it's possible that the writing on the guy's arm said
ISMAIL AK
and the K was written in a way that people *thought* it said
ISMAIL AX
That seems more likely to me than a connection to Moby Dick or to Islamic terrorism or to Cooper’s story.
This is an angle the investigators need to pursue with the school's counseling service, the killer's computer, and Dr. Ismail Ak himself.
Seeing someone with a gun at a gas station is probably a sign they are holding up the place. LOL.
You almost got a Darwin award for that one...
Man walks into gas station, sees another man with gun, in front of counter, no clerk in sight: “Hey, that’s a sweet pistol ya got there. Mind if I give it a look. Ya know, I been lookin’ to buy one of these. Mind if we go out back shootin’ later?”
Just damn!!!! Crook must have thought he was in Bizarro World or something. :O)
http://www.ilir.uiuc.edu/rupp-papers/RuppVodanovichJSB1997.pdf
Lets see what happens.
Yeah, I was kind of shook up AFTER the fact. While it was happening, I didn't have a clue.
"Described as silent and standoffish, he had shown recent signs of violent, aberrant behavior, according to an investigative source, including setting a fire in a dorm room and allegedly stalking some women.
"A search warrant for Cho's dorm room after the shootings stated that a bomb threat against the engineering school buildings was found near Cho's body, The New York Times reported. The warrant mentioned two other bomb threat notes against the campus received over the past three weeks.
"Investigators believe Cho at some point had been taking medication for depression.
"School officials said Cho posted a deadly warning on a school online forum: "im going to kill people at vtech."
"Like Cho himself, it seems the warning was ignored.
Danger signs festered below aloof surface - Chicago Tribune
We could also have some airplanes flying in formation going through “Ack Ack”.
He was a great horse.
http://www.pedigreequery.com/ack+ack
LOL!
“Then I saw a gun in the guy’s hand and asked if I could take a look”
Maybe this is the way we should handle all common criminals!
Good sleuthing.
WaPo now reporting that it was actually “Ismale Ax” tattooed on his arm. However, this might still be related to Ismail Ak since it could be a play on his name or his nickname for him. If it does turn out to be Ismail Ak then it must have been a powerful connection to actually have the name TATTOOED on the arm.
Good sleuthing, but I just find it hard to believe. Could be an incredible coincidence.
If the man were on the East Coast of the US, I’d think it more plausible.
But, 1 never knows. Especially with a nut!
save my place ping. this is getting interesting.
Rosebud.
At least it personally meant something to him.
Great work. Relentless pursuit of the truth BUMP!
The authorities need to check Cho’s computer to see if there is a link to Ismail Ak.
Yes, I had considered that. Cho was known to play on names, as in his two plays, "Richard McBeef" and "Mr. Brownstone." For him to add an "s" sound to "Ak" and thus come up with "Ax," for a guy obsessed with weapons--not impossible. Likewise, "Ismail" > "Ismale."
On the Internet or in the VT library, Cho may have come across the name of the psychological expert, Dr. Ismail Ak--an authority on antisocial behavior, depression, conduct disorders, psychopharmacology, etc., whose article on "Predictors of Suicidal Behavior" had appeared in the journal "Death Studies," next to an article on "Death on Campuses"--and the name may have intrgued Cho, who then turned it into what appeared on his arm.
Interesting and good find about his play on words. That Ismale Ax reference now makes more sense. I’m sure the authorities will be checking out Cho’s computer and computer account.
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