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OK, but I know that I'm going to get flamed and on top of that I have to get some work done so I wont be able to respond.

1. I think this guy is a functional paranoiac. I draw this conclusion just because the history of most snipers seem to fit this pattern. ie. Charles Whitman, Amalia Castillo, James Huberty. All felt like society was out to get them and they lashed back with different degrees of skill.

2. He has had some form of military or police training. Assassin types tend to fantasize and then react based on their ability. Therefore I think he could be either ex-military or an ex-cop.

3. I think he is divorced and has at least one child. He could be taking weekends off because he has custody of his kid(s) on the weekends. I still stand by this despite the Saturday shooting. It could be a case that he just didn't have his kid(s) that weekend.

4. I think he is employed in some fashion. His job is one that allows him to be very mobile and solitary. This job would suit him because he is a social isolate. This also would minimize the amount of contact with co-workers who might notice that he fits the profile of the sniper.

5. He has had some kind of stressor in late September that finally set him off. Maybe, his wife finally left him because he was becoming too wierd and or abusive. Maybe he was already divorced and he just lost custody of his kid(s) to where he cant see them as often. At any rate something happened that disrupted the stability of his life which was the only thing that was preventing him from acting on his "fantasies".

Flame away. I'll read on later this evening to see how bad I get beat up here.