Originally Posted by Jesssh
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Another expert on CNN yesterday speculated that the guy may have schizophrenia, which is usually diagnosed between the ages of 18 and 25. I didn't buy it, until I started remembering movies like Sybil and A Beautiful Mind (not sure what those disorders were).
The coverage on the university implied that the PhD candidates were monitored closely, yet the officials had very little to say to the media about the gunman. They said the victims will find out information in court.
It still looked like a bad acting job in the courtroom yesterday (to me), but who knows.
Now I kind of hope he is mentally ill, because it takes away a lot of the fear and hate. I hope the university has some of the answers.
Could be a very messy trial if they have to teach the jury about mental illness.
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He is deserving of the hate. Contrary to what a lot of people think, hatred has a place in the human make-up for a reason.
I think he did the whole thing for fame. He didn't appear to have a political motive, as Anders Breivik did. Nor did he have any intention of dying in the chaos, either as a result of his own gun or in a shootout with police, as is usual with apolitical rage-filled gunmen. The whole thing being so gimmicky (the Joker persona and so on) further strengthens my conviction of this. Of course he has to play the insanity card because he has no other defense open to him.
It is becoming more common for people to commit atrocities for fame. The Canadian guy sending body parts through the mail is a case in point. In the past, killers like Ted Bundy would do everything to avoid capture. Nowadays, capture is part of the plan. It's necessary for the fame they seek.
What this guy failed to understand is that it is the media, not the killers themselves, who determine who gets remembered. He's just an insignificant worm who will fade from public memory. At least he can put his medical knowledge to good use after he loses his butt-virginity in the prison showers.
