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Baconator

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37. The scenario I'm describing...
Tue Oct 3, 2017, 10:54 AM
Oct 2017

... Would be one where he was aware of what he was doing but was either physically compulsed or incapable of caring.

Planning wouldn't be a mitigating factor in that case.

I have heard of certain sarisataka Oct 2017 #1
From the article that spurred the thought... Baconator Oct 2017 #3
In Charles Whitman's suicide note, he begged them to autopsy his brain Siwsan Oct 2017 #10
I haven't read much sarisataka Oct 2017 #15
I believe that they need to ban civilian ownership of military grade/automatic firearms Siwsan Oct 2017 #18
I've Been Thinking About Whitman RobinA Oct 2017 #53
Yet why is it white men who do this? SharonAnn Oct 2017 #13
I wish I had an answer sarisataka Oct 2017 #22
Maybe Culturally RobinA Oct 2017 #56
My friends wife started partying hard and neglecting her kids, left them all for another man.... bettyellen Oct 2017 #65
Diagnosing and TREATING dangerous conditions might be a good start at protection... Moostache Oct 2017 #79
The mental heath angle is tricky for many reasons- treatment is underfunded, and stigmatized and bettyellen Oct 2017 #82
I agree that the situation is bleak and treatment options limited... Moostache Oct 2017 #83
You know, it's got me thinking we treat the mentally illl like trash so we won't have any empathy or bettyellen Oct 2017 #84
Because when black men start acting crazy they get locked up or shot. Hassin Bin Sober Oct 2017 #76
This should be considered if people of color jrthin Oct 2017 #2
? Baconator Oct 2017 #4
The study, if only done on white people, might cleanse white people of their "sins," Ms. Toad Oct 2017 #25
There is already a body of knowledge on the subject... Baconator Oct 2017 #27
Having watched someone die of brain cancer, I could accept it hack89 Oct 2017 #5
Sounds similar to the NFL concussion problems - i.e. Mike Webster at al n/m bagelsforbreakfast Oct 2017 #21
The science behind CTE and concussions moda253 Oct 2017 #48
Whatever happened inside the shooter's head... Girard442 Oct 2017 #6
Possibly, but would have to see the tumor. sinkingfeeling Oct 2017 #7
Are you a neurologist? Baconator Oct 2017 #8
At this point, what would it matter? customerserviceguy Oct 2017 #9
When you say sniper perches... Baconator Oct 2017 #11
No customerserviceguy Oct 2017 #14
It's a silly idea... Baconator Oct 2017 #23
Airports used to be pretty open back in the early 1960's customerserviceguy Oct 2017 #31
This is absurd. moda253 Oct 2017 #50
Start with the easiest things customerserviceguy Oct 2017 #52
Exactly. Wednesdays Oct 2017 #80
... and hills Baconator Oct 2017 #89
what do we do about hills and valleys? fescuerescue Oct 2017 #12
We will always have them customerserviceguy Oct 2017 #16
I don't think I want to be supervised in a hotel room fescuerescue Oct 2017 #17
Certainly not customerserviceguy Oct 2017 #20
Let's become a police state in the name of "freedom". Crunchy Frog Oct 2017 #30
We do that at the airport customerserviceguy Oct 2017 #33
We can expand it from the airport to everywhere. Yaaaaaay!!!! Crunchy Frog Oct 2017 #35
Or, we can just hope it never happens again customerserviceguy Oct 2017 #38
Or, we can pretend your screening would have prevented the shooting. LanternWaste Oct 2017 #45
If this loser customerserviceguy Oct 2017 #47
There's a hell of alot more people going into tall buildings everyday Crunchy Frog Oct 2017 #46
And for people who have ordinary, everyday business in those tall buildings customerserviceguy Oct 2017 #49
This may be the dumbest sub-thread I have ever read snooper2 Oct 2017 #59
If the only solution seen customerserviceguy Oct 2017 #60
You ever see that South Park where Craig's mom falls in the toilet... Baconator Oct 2017 #68
Gotta agree. cwydro Oct 2017 #77
Or we can create false dichotomies. Crunchy Frog Oct 2017 #66
I'm not willing to give up that kind of freedom. Ms. Toad Oct 2017 #34
In the same vein customerserviceguy Oct 2017 #42
Sometimes it's ok to admit that your idea wasn't very good moda253 Oct 2017 #51
Ah, but I do think its a good one customerserviceguy Oct 2017 #55
Did I say I was in favor of the current TSA system? Ms. Toad Oct 2017 #64
Nope. Iggo Oct 2017 #19
Why not? Baconator Oct 2017 #24
I meant this thread. Iggo Oct 2017 #36
K... Baconator Oct 2017 #43
No. Hugin Oct 2017 #26
Nope don't buy that "I'm sick" bullshit Watchfoxheadexplodes Oct 2017 #28
If his brain was physically incapable of making that distinction... Baconator Oct 2017 #29
Simple "planning" kills your argument Watchfoxheadexplodes Oct 2017 #32
The scenario I'm describing... Baconator Oct 2017 #37
Not caring is a given Watchfoxheadexplodes Oct 2017 #41
+1 BannonsLiver Oct 2017 #63
Yes. Orsino Oct 2017 #39
Yes, but get the red out Oct 2017 #40
Yes and no but the larger issue is one of stigmatizing mental illness tymorial Oct 2017 #44
I had school friends who lost family to Charles Whitman in 1966. Paladin Oct 2017 #54
Maybe not that specific scenario Bradical79 Oct 2017 #57
Yes, but I'm skeptical. Eugene Oct 2017 #58
Yes, perhaps. n/t LuckyCharms Oct 2017 #61
Yes, absolutely. Not that the mass-shooting of people for any reason when not done for a political JCanete Oct 2017 #62
I cannot help but wonder cwydro Oct 2017 #67
"Yeah so if a white guy did it, it has to be because of a disease." Baconator Oct 2017 #69
I did read your post. cwydro Oct 2017 #71
I changed it to bold for you... Baconator Oct 2017 #78
It Behooves Us RobinA Oct 2017 #70
I agree with that. cwydro Oct 2017 #75
If you can't be bothered to read what people write... Act_of_Reparation Oct 2017 #72
Lol. cwydro Oct 2017 #74
Sure, but the scientific case would have to be 100% airtight Blue_Tires Oct 2017 #73
If science can prove it, then sure, I'll be convinced. reflection Oct 2017 #81
Maybe if his geneology showed he was genetically 49% minority ... JoeStuckInOH Oct 2017 #85
No loyalsister Oct 2017 #86
That's a really interesting question canetoad Oct 2017 #87
There's a similar case that prompted this question... Baconator Oct 2017 #88
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