This killer that went on a rampage shooting

[Laelth]

177. It appears this young man was very entitled.

He seems to have led a life of luxury. That said, I don't envy him, nor do I think his "entitlement" fully explains his actions. Most spoiled, rich brats don't go on killing sprees. I am looking for a better answer. I do appreciate, however, that you offered one.

Personally, I am inclined to look for clues to his behavior in his own words (as offensive as they are). He had a problem with his own sexuality and with his relationships with people. I don't think his privileged life explains those issues fully. As such, I'll keep looking for better explanations. I am not as concerned as you are about discovering who or what is "at fault" here. That frame doesn't seem useful to me. Primarily, the shooter, himself, was at fault, and now he's dead. No more justice can be meted out against him, so why worry about who's at fault?

Wouldn't we be better off trying to understand so that we can do whatever can be done to prevent such tragedies in the future? I have to resist what I see as lazy attempts to shut down this important conversation with simple answers. I don't think we spend nearly enough energy trying to understand human sexual/gender dynamics. The topic is just too important to ignore, yet men are regularly told that their feelings are not to be discussed. Big boys don't cry. Perhaps we should listen better when men do, in fact, despite the social pressure to hide their feelings, cry. It seems to me that this murderer was crying as loudly as he could (through YouTube videos and to various therapists). Evidently, nobody was listening.

-Laelth