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In reply to the discussion: Sheriff’s deputy fatally shot in Houston while pumping gas in his patrol car [View all]bucolic_frolic
(55,078 posts)is there a common thread or motivation to all these shootings?
we hear lots of explanations
does FRUSTRATION fit the bill as a general root cause of feeling no other
solution than to grab a gun and pull the trigger?
Shooters feel blocked from something .... significant dialogue perhaps with family,
economic opportunity, perceived social justice, pop culture fame ... is this
getting anywhere?
Then their frustration, their perceived dehumanization and devaluation turns to
RAGE and HATRED. They reach an overflow point, like water building up in a dam.
Is our culture breeding these feelings? Most people would do something to soothe
themselves, watch a movie, grab a pizza, drink ... but these folks just build
frustration and anger.
Do you see other root causes, what feelings are MOTIVATING gunmen?
Surely for these off the charts mentally unstable guns are too easy to own and
they should not have them.