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In reply to the discussion: Why Can't We See That Boston Is More Like Newtown Than 9/11? [View all]Junkpet
(40 posts)Like a hitman kills someone he's told to kill (i.e., someone's enemy, if not their own), for whatever purpose, these two (and moreover, just the older brother) felt that "Americans" were his enemy. Age, size, race, political affiliations do not matter as long as the primary qualification matches (i.e., being "American"
. Mass murderers may have a higher propensity of being "insane", but the insanity shoe does not fit all.
Yes, like all killers, mass or otherwise, there's a combination of factors that drive someone to kill (discriminantly or indiscriminantly). If those factors have a basis in reality and the killer can be shown to know right from wrong, they are sane. Just because you couldn't do it doesn't mean that other sane people can't. Your definition of sanity or normalcy is not the basis for our legal system or general morality.