That slaughter in Queens was committed by

[malaise]

A Jamaican with serious mental health issues

https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20231204/jcan-family-stabbed-death-queens-home-relative

J’can family stabbed to death in Queens home by relative

This photo provided by New York City Police Dept. shows a knife recovered at a crime scene in the Far Rockaway section of the Queens borough of New York on Sunday.
A man killed four relatives, including two children, in a knife attack at their New York City home early Sunday, then set the building on fire and stabbed two police officers before one of them fatally shot him, officials said.
A Jamaican family of four, including two children ages 11 and 12, were stabbed to death in their Far Rockaway, Queens, home early Sunday morning by a relative who was shot and killed by responding police officers.

Courtney Gordon, the 38-year-old nephew of 61-year-old Christine Watson, who was injured in the incident, was shot dead by the police after they responded to a 911 call.

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/queens-deadly-stabbing-far-rockaway-police-officers-hurt/

[spooky3]

1. Sorry to learn of this. 😔

[malaise]

2. Imagine helping out your nephew and losing your children for it

She is lucky to be alive. Mental,health is a serious problem in our hemisphere.

[2naSalit]

3. That's sad...

A whole family.

[redqueen]

4. Man, they already had him for strangling someone

Surely if mental health issues + violence are involved, there should be ongoing mental health care. Not just for the individual's sake, but for public safety.

[malaise]

5. Same shit here

Sadly the aunt who gave him the basement apartment and her family are the real victims.
Really sad.

[redqueen]

6. I'm sure if she could have got him help she would have

It's a crying shame that we can afford all these wars but schools and public health are just afterthoughts.

[malaise]

8. Thr for profit planey

Markets and money over society and human caring

[pwb]

7. We make it hard for guys like him to get a gun in New York.

Imagine if he had an assault weapon? What he did is below humanity.

[malaise]

9. Yep

But four dead and one critical is pretty bad.

[pwb]

10. It is.

Why people take others with them instead of just taking their own life is beyond me.

[malaise]

11. The mentally ill don't

often know what they’re doing. Long argument - lost it.

When they plan it out and purchase the weapons is when I ask your question.