How many times are they going to say "deranged" gunman? Is that supposed

[BR_Parkway]

to lessen things when it inevitably comes out that he takes his marching orders from the hate radio/TV folks? There are different types of mental illness and being fed propaganda until someone goes over the line is just one variety

[treestar]

1. They are idiots - they do not know if he is deranged or not

He could be. Or he could have been a cold blooded killer.

Without facts, the talking heads babble on and on.

[cali]

2. how the fuck would they know?

[Xipe Totec]

3. deranged is a euphemism for republican nt

[backscatter712]

4. The right wing is deranged in this country... n/t

[chelsea0011]

5. Sounds targeted to me. Completely in his faculties.

[HereSince1628]

6. Telling people that it was a deranged person is acceptable

no matter how (in)accurate it might be.

I've had a dog in that fight here on DU and Skinner said they would not ban this common colloquial practice.

Statistics show that the mentally ill do commit violent acts, but at less than half the rate of people under the influence of alcohol or inhibition lowering drugs.

[jwirr]

7. Yes, deranged implies insanity. They need to say gunman until he

has undergone psychiatric testing.