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In reply to the discussion: Coldwell Banker Cuts Ties With Correspondent After 'Homosexual Impulses' Remark About Shooter [View all]Wernothelpless
(410 posts)16. I read his manifesto ...
He sounded like a man with Asperger's and OCD ... he was insanely, compulsively, searching for a way to put an end to his isolation and pain ... he chose murder/suicide ...
People with Asperger's Syndrome lack people skills ... they are extremely shy, closed off, socially awkward ... they have two speeds which are completely sedentary/depressed or over the top obsessed ... they are literally locked away inside of themselves and don't understand why nobody around them can see how they suffer ...
He was left alone to go round and round in his head until he developed the antidote ... to end it all ...
And he may have been struggling with his sexuality as well ...
Tragic ...
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Coldwell Banker Cuts Ties With Correspondent After 'Homosexual Impulses' Remark About Shooter [View all]
Botany
May 2014
OP
And Im guessing you're one of those people who didn't bother to read his manifesto.
Demit
May 2014
#13
Well, i got a similar vibe (isolation & pain) but boy are you gonna hear from the Aspy crowd.
Demit
May 2014
#20
'Misunderstood' is the 'out of context' of people who can't refute the exact words they said.
Aristus
May 2014
#2
If you are going to be picky a feel offended by trying to contact a mass killing ....
Botany
May 2014
#4
Yep standard BS reply...You felt bad but I didnt say anything inappropriate sorry you feel that way
lunasun
May 2014
#5
Do you have ANY concept of how statistics and probability work? Population samples?
DeadLetterOffice
May 2014
#28