FSU shooter fit no profile. Successful lawyer, children's advocate.

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18. I would argue that there IS a profile

If a very loose one.

1. Usually they don't have a significant other.

Obviously that is a loose profile, because millions of people are single, and some even like it that way - being single. But I would argue that being single creates more anomie. It is much easier to feel - "nobody loves me, my life sucks, I hate the world".

2. about the 2nd point (my life sucks) - they are not happy, not settled in a satisfying career.

Again, a loose profile because there are millions of unemployed. May seemed to be "successful". He had a law degree, but he didn't have a job, didn't have a home, and was about to file for bankruptcy. Again, anomie. Did not have a place in the world. Did not have the satisfaction of feeling useful and appreciated at work. If they also have seemingly "great ability" they feel even more like a "loser" when they fail in the work world. They went out to take on the world and the world smacked them around and knocked them on their a$$.

3. they don't have a pet.

When you have a dog, there is somebody who loves you and somebody who needs you, somebody who is by your side in the lonely trek through the valley of despair. Plus, if you are walking the dog, you are getting regular exercise, which is good for your mental health. And dogs are joyful creatures, getting excited about walks, car rides, treats. That joy rubs off on their owners.

4. this sh*t spreads through the TV.

People get ideas, do what they see other people doing. How many times have I read in the news about some dumb kid planning "the next Columbine" or saying "I am gonna be famous, like Jesse James or Bonnie and Clyde". See it on the TV, see how much attention the perp gets, and other people think "yeah, I am gonna do that too. All those self-absorbed happy people who don't give a sh*t about me, are gonna PAY. The cold cruel world is GONNA KNOW MY NAME!!!"