Was the Holocaust shooter crazy? - Democratic Underground

valerief

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Wed Jun-10-09 09:11 PM
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Was the Holocaust shooter crazy?

Individuals with a temporal lobe tumor or lesion are often
said to have a temporal lobe personality. Aspects of this
particular personality are that they may be more likely to have
aggressive outbursts, overemphasis on trivia, pedantic speech,
egocentric, preoccupation with religion (www.brain
place.com/bp/brain system/temporal.asp).

http://www.humboldt.edu/~morgan/tem3_s05.htm

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Clio the Leo

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Wed Jun-10-09 09:18 PM
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1. Like the Austin clock tower shooter?

I was just watching a documentary on that the other day.

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valerief

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Wed Jun-10-09 09:38 PM
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2. I didn't know he had a tumor. I just looked it up. Yeah, both shooters

could have brain damage.

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rug

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Wed Jun-10-09 09:39 PM
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3. Probably. His autopsy should confirm it.

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vaberella

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Thu Jun-11-09 07:45 AM
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12. So far he made it through surgery. He's not going anywhere yet.

I want him to pay for his crime.

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quiller4

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Wed Jun-10-09 09:47 PM
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4. This is his second attack . He served time for a 1981 attempt to

take members of the Fed hostage. He maintains a Neo-Nazi web site that advocates violence that the Southern Policy Law Center has written about. He is a known entity to those who follow hate groups.

I am not making an argument for his sanity but his violent hatred is nothing new.

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Jennicut

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Wed Jun-10-09 09:48 PM
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5. Well, most people who commit acts like this are mentally unstable to begin with

so...

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valerief

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Wed Jun-10-09 09:54 PM
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6. Yeah, if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, then...

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elleng

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Wed Jun-10-09 10:00 PM
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7. Under the influence, for years.

Maybe not in 'control,' but able to tell difference between right and wrong, and to cooperate with counsel.

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NYC_SKP

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Wed Jun-10-09 10:12 PM
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8. +1 Crazy, yes, but not so crazy that he can't stand trial. eom

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elleng

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Wed Jun-10-09 10:21 PM
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9. Correct.

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Kaleva

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Thu Jun-11-09 07:18 AM
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10. His actions don't lead me to believe he was normal

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Rebubula

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Thu Jun-11-09 07:25 AM
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11. Yes

Maybe not in a DSM IV type of way - but he is obviously VERY wrong in the head.

My prayers go out to family of Stephen Johns.

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old mark

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Thu Jun-11-09 07:58 AM
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13. "Crazy" like what? Hearing voices? Probably not. Crazy like

far removed from "normal" society? certainly. He is a hater who got deeper and deeper into delusion, and then wondered why he was alone.

He is NOT legally insane - His former wife stated he had NEVER had any type of mental health problems, and they would have showed up long before age 88.

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