David Brooks: Why mass shooters do the evil they do

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ^ | July 10, 2022 | David Brooks, The New York Times

[CaptainK]

Brook’s mentions that most of these shooters haven’t been diagnosed as mentally ill, but many people are prescribed SSRI drugs for depression by a General Practitioner.

[AndyJackson]

... and kids beu=ing allowed to blow off steam by running around.

[Pelham]

I was expecting Brooks to explain mass shooting on their failure to wear perfectly creased pants.

[avenir]

I was reading Proverbs one day and this description of thrill killers jumped out at me:

My son, if sinful men entice you,

do not give in to them.

If they say, “Come along with us;

let’s lie in wait for innocent blood,

let’s ambush some harmless soul;

let’s swallow them alive, like the grave,

and whole, like those who go down to the pit;

we will get all sorts of valuable things

and fill our houses with plunder;

cast lots with us;

we will all share the loot”—

my son, do not go along with them,

do not set foot on their paths;

for their feet rush into evil,

they are swift to shed blood

Proverbs 1

So many parents sit there and say “We had NO IDEA our child was capable of THAT!” As always Scripture tells the truth.

[gitmo]

Good point Thanks