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bigdarryl

(13,190 posts) Sat Dec 15, 2012, 02:40 PM Dec 2012

DAMN!!! that boy looks crazy [View all]

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And the mother had guns in her house around this kid WTF!!!! was she thinking http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/9746904/Suspected-gunman-was-smart-but-shy-nerd.html

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DAMN!!! that boy looks crazy [View all] bigdarryl Dec 2012 OP

I always wonder if they pick the most "crazy eye" pic they can find for these stories. dkf Dec 2012 #1

Exactly. I saw a conglomeration of Hillary photos, Lionessa Dec 2012 #5

Yes, yes they do arcane1 Dec 2012 #8

I think so. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2012 #26

My first thought as well. Myrina Dec 2012 #31

"Looks" crazy. People like you only make folks like Adam feel even more Lionessa Dec 2012 #2

Agree. nt jody Dec 2012 #4

We don't know if he was isolated but its obvious he had problems mentally bigdarryl Dec 2012 #7

It is nearly NEVER evident through a "look" to determine mental illness, particularly one Lionessa Dec 2012 #12

+1 EmeraldCityGrl Dec 2012 #22

his face looks skeletal Laura PourMeADrink Dec 2012 #3

However he looks, he had issues. crim son Dec 2012 #6

I think I looked at the mother's facebook page yesterday. CJCRANE Dec 2012 #9

So, he's 20 years old, super smart, and pushed by his mother to succeed alcibiades_mystery Dec 2012 #10

Makes perfect sense. Lionessa Dec 2012 #13

Most really smart folks still go to college alcibiades_mystery Dec 2012 #14

Not if they also have issues from a bully parent, they might not. Lionessa Dec 2012 #16

It doesn't make much sense alcibiades_mystery Dec 2012 #18

Unfortunately adults of child abuse rarely make much sense to those that don't Lionessa Dec 2012 #19

It is not an acceptable reaction to slaughter a bunch of babies alphafemale Dec 2012 #25

Thing is, you wouldn't have had any sympathy for him before he killed, Lionessa Dec 2012 #27

You're assuming she abused him without any evidence. That's a huge flaw in your premise. bayareamike Dec 2012 #30

boom goes the dynamite alphafemale Dec 2012 #41

Description fits my daughter's boyfriend to a Tee. Myrina Dec 2012 #32

She was thinking that she was a responsible gun owner. They all do, you know. Squinch Dec 2012 #11

oh the poor thing alphafemale Dec 2012 #15

That would be sarcastic, if it wasn't potentially true. Lionessa Dec 2012 #17

I wish I believed in Hell. alphafemale Dec 2012 #20

So much for our society recognizing the needs of the mentally unstable. Lionessa Dec 2012 #21

poor thing. alphafemale Dec 2012 #23

You have no idea how "demonized" he was or wasn't. OrwellwasRight Dec 2012 #37

but she is demonizing the mother without evidence. alphafemale Dec 2012 #42

Exactly. bayareamike Dec 2012 #48

Indeed. All I see in that photo is a pretty typical teen who hasn't grown into his body. Texin Dec 2012 #52

It is clear to me that your level on consciousness exceeds by far the ilk of this thread. left on green only Dec 2012 #36

How does one "look crazy"? The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2012 #24

Your right and Ted Bundy popped into my head as I read your post. Little Star Dec 2012 #28

It looks like a mugshot, and he looks frightened nt. mn9driver Dec 2012 #29

Dude Looks LIke A Lady Tutonic Dec 2012 #33

Too thin, looks tormented. TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #34

Sanpaku! graywarrior Dec 2012 #35

Suspected gunman was 'smart but shy nerd' NNN0LHI Dec 2012 #38

And no one reported Dahmer either. Even though his apt stunk like rotting flesh. OrwellwasRight Dec 2012 #39

so was einstein elehhhhna Dec 2012 #51

He sounds John2 Dec 2012 #40

You can' t MAKE someone get mental help in this country alphafemale Dec 2012 #43

Shit! How many times did that fucking article mention video games? Aristus Dec 2012 #44

Maybe he was "bullied" at that school by "schoolyard bullies" (?) Amonester Dec 2012 #45

omg alphafemale Dec 2012 #46

What weepung? Amonester Dec 2012 #47

From the accounts of his time in high school, bayareamike Dec 2012 #49

I agree with that: "will never justify" any killing, of course. Amonester Dec 2012 #50

Locking. OP not does conform to the SOP of the Politics2012 forum. Tx4obama Dec 2012 #53