Investigators Say Orlando Shooter Showed Few Warning Signs Of Radicalization

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39. A PICTURE IS EMERGING FROM PEOPLE IN HIS LIFE....MATEEN WAS DISPLAYING PROBLEMS EARLY IN LIFE.

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His Imam relayed that as a boy, Mateen was highly unruly and aggressive towards others. A large bully who couldn't control himself, constantly running around harassing other kids, disrupting the mosque during religious meetings. His co-workers describe Mateen as a very angry man, who would burst out in anger any given moment, cursing at people and things, swearing, punching and throwing things around. Co-workers claimed Mateen was always in a state of anger and frustration over the slightest things. Mateen lost one of his jobs due to his behavior and comments. Ultimately he was turned in to the FBI prompting investigation. He constantly beat up his ex-wife. This was an individual that displayed from early childhood that he had emotional problems. His family failed to recognize or help Mateen. His emotional problems festered unabated, ultimately reaching a breaking point. Mateen reached out for what seemed to be a solution in his sick mind....get a gun and shoot people. A solution that is constantly displayed in our culture and entertainment....have a problem with others, a gun is a tool/remedy. Sane, well adjusted people understand that the violence portrayed in media, entertainment, etc. is purely entertainment, but ill people like Mateen pick up a very different message. It looks like Mateen manifested mental problems early on. He was unable to control or cope with them. They affected every aspect of his life. He was never able to achieve success both in employment or personal relationships. These failures and frustrations in life further angered Mateen. Add possibly being gay in a culture that abhors homosexuality. Mateen was alone with no support or means to cope. He reached the end of his emotional rope, lashing out. We have a hard time understanding or accepting mental illness. Our rational minds find it difficult to understand or accept the irrational. We can not begin to understand how deeply another human being can get so lost, out of control. Experts point out that radical terrorist groups (foreign and domestic) reach out/target these lost souls who feel lost and isolated from society. They seek out these loners who find comfort and support when they join up. Then the leaders manipulate these emotionally vulnerable loners, convincing them that the outside world is responsible for the pain, humiliation and self-loathing they feel.