http://markmanson.net/school-shootingsHow We All Miss the Point on School Shootings
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But this “witch hunt” we go through every time a school shooting happens is a total ruse. Elliot Rodger didn’t become a killer because he was a misogynist; he became a misogynist
because he was a killer. Just like Eric Harris didn’t become a killer because he loved violent video games; he loved violent video games
because he was a killer. Just like Adam Lanza didn’t become a killer because he loved guns; he loved guns
because he was a killer.
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These shooters know what they are doing. They’re not “crazy.” They don’t just “snap.” Most of them spend months or years planning their massacres. Elliot Rodger had apparently been planning his shooting for over a year
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When Elliot’s creepy YouTube videos went public, declaring vengeance upon every college girl that wouldn’t sleep with him, every woman who had ever heard a guy mutter something similar suddenly felt a chill run up her spine. And that chill caused the video to be posted and reposted, sending more chills up more women’s spines until it had spread across the country. My guess is that’s exactly what Elliot would have wanted.
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An FBI study on school shooters found school shootings are never a result of a crazy person “snapping.” Most shooters do have serious mental health or emotional issues, but they all
plan their attacks months or even years in advance. And as they plan,
they almost always “leak” information about the attack beforehand, sometimes intentionally, and sometimes in incredibly obvious ways.
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