MD kills his pharmacist brother because of covid vax

[Anonymous]

Crazy.

https://wset.com/news/local/ellicott-city-cumberland-murders-jeffrey-allen-burnham-thought-pharmacist-brother-was-killing-people-with-covid-shots

The guy also killed the pharmacist's wife and another person.

Ironic how these anti-vaxers believe the vax is harming people, and so they harm people who are trying to protect people from covid. Yes, he's probably got some mental illness, but I think it just goes to show that those who think the vax has some nefarious purpose are mentally ill.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Crazy.

https://wset.com/news/local/ellicott-city-cumberland-murders-jeffrey-allen-burnham-thought-pharmacist-brother-was-killing-people-with-covid-shots

The guy also killed the pharmacist's wife and another person.

Ironic how these anti-vaxers believe the vax is harming people, and so they harm people who are trying to protect people from covid. Yes, he's probably got some mental illness, but I think it just goes to show that those who think the vax has some nefarious purpose are mentally ill.

More likely he’s been using meth, which is growing in prevalence in Allegheny Co where he lived.

[Anonymous]

I actually don’t think this has anything to do with covid, it’s just what this guy happened to latch on to. If he had killed them because he became convinced they were aliens, it wouldn’t have anything to do with aliens.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I actually don’t think this has anything to do with covid, it’s just what this guy happened to latch on to. If he had killed them because he became convinced they were aliens, it wouldn’t have anything to do with aliens.

maybe, but the point is that he did latch onto this fake news. It's dangerous, especially since we need more healthcare providers, not attacking them.

[Anonymous]

Not all anti Vax folks are crazy but there’s a higher than normal incidence among the anti Vax group.
A lot of employers are happily getting rid of a lot of problem employees that won’t comply with the vaccine mandate—it’s like a little HR silver lining that some of these people are finally resigning.

[Anonymous]

He didn't just kill his brother.

He went across the street and killed his mother's lifelong friend and stole her car.

Then he drove across town and killed his brother and sister-in-law.

All over a crazy theory about vaccines.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I actually don’t think this has anything to do with covid, it’s just what this guy happened to latch on to. If he had killed them because he became convinced they were aliens, it wouldn’t have anything to do with aliens.

maybe, but the point is that he did latch onto this fake news. It's dangerous, especially since we need more healthcare providers, not attacking them.

+1

There may well be some underlying mental issues, but the fact is that these conspiracy theories are dangerous. Maybe some people parrot this garbage knowing it's all a game, or using it as a tribal marker or whatever, but it can have real consequences for people who are susceptible to it. It's like the guy who showed up at Comet Ping Pong ready to shoot the place up to rescue the kids that he thought were being trafficked in the non-existent basement. The people creating that nonsense may have known it was a lie, but they put the lies out there, and could have gotten people killed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I actually don’t think this has anything to do with covid, it’s just what this guy happened to latch on to. If he had killed them because he became convinced they were aliens, it wouldn’t have anything to do with aliens.

maybe, but the point is that he did latch onto this fake news. It's dangerous, especially since we need more healthcare providers, not attacking them.

+1

There may well be some underlying mental issues, but the fact is that these conspiracy theories are dangerous. Maybe some people parrot this garbage knowing it's all a game, or using it as a tribal marker or whatever, but it can have real consequences for people who are susceptible to it. It's like the guy who showed up at Comet Ping Pong ready to shoot the place up to rescue the kids that he thought were being trafficked in the non-existent basement. The people creating that nonsense may have known it was a lie, but they put the lies out there, and could have gotten people killed.

No. He could have killed his brother because he became convinced it would help the Red Sox win the World Series. He’s a crazy person. He was going to get hooked on something.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I actually don’t think this has anything to do with covid, it’s just what this guy happened to latch on to. If he had killed them because he became convinced they were aliens, it wouldn’t have anything to do with aliens.

maybe, but the point is that he did latch onto this fake news. It's dangerous, especially since we need more healthcare providers, not attacking them.

+1

There may well be some underlying mental issues, but the fact is that these conspiracy theories are dangerous. Maybe some people parrot this garbage knowing it's all a game, or using it as a tribal marker or whatever, but it can have real consequences for people who are susceptible to it. It's like the guy who showed up at Comet Ping Pong ready to shoot the place up to rescue the kids that he thought were being trafficked in the non-existent basement. The people creating that nonsense may have known it was a lie, but they put the lies out there, and could have gotten people killed.

No. He could have killed his brother because he became convinced it would help the Red Sox win the World Series. He’s a crazy person. He was going to get hooked on something.

And he picked the crazy anti-vax position. That's what anti-vaxers have become.. a group of nutty, conspiracy theorists who advocate yelling at kids for wearing masks. They are a danger to national security.

[Anonymous]

Off topic, but I hate it when news stories include details like how this suspect knew to ditch the cell phone, but they could track his movements through EZ pass. Can’t they just say police tracked him down? Why school dumb/ignorant people on different ways police can track your movements?

[Anonymous]

Republicans don't care.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Off topic, but I hate it when news stories include details like how this suspect knew to ditch the cell phone, but they could track his movements through EZ pass. Can’t they just say police tracked him down? Why school dumb/ignorant people on different ways police can track your movements?

good point. It's like giving killers a how to not get caught playbook.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I actually don’t think this has anything to do with covid, it’s just what this guy happened to latch on to. If he had killed them because he became convinced they were aliens, it wouldn’t have anything to do with aliens.

maybe, but the point is that he did latch onto this fake news. It's dangerous, especially since we need more healthcare providers, not attacking them.

I think it's like ionization. You put more energy into a system and atoms start losing their electrons. (Or so I recall from my mediocre chemistry education.) The more crazy you pump into our public narratives, the more of these kind mentally ill people hovering on the edge of polite society will break loose and do something terrible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I actually don’t think this has anything to do with covid, it’s just what this guy happened to latch on to. If he had killed them because he became convinced they were aliens, it wouldn’t have anything to do with aliens.

maybe, but the point is that he did latch onto this fake news. It's dangerous, especially since we need more healthcare providers, not attacking them.

+1

There may well be some underlying mental issues, but the fact is that these conspiracy theories are dangerous. Maybe some people parrot this garbage knowing it's all a game, or using it as a tribal marker or whatever, but it can have real consequences for people who are susceptible to it. It's like the guy who showed up at Comet Ping Pong ready to shoot the place up to rescue the kids that he thought were being trafficked in the non-existent basement. The people creating that nonsense may have known it was a lie, but they put the lies out there, and could have gotten people killed.

No. He could have killed his brother because he became convinced it would help the Red Sox win the World Series. He’s a crazy person. He was going to get hooked on something.

The obsession comes first and the attack follows, based on the obsession. He was whipped into a frenzy by all the crazy talk online and then attacked based on those beliefs. No reason to think he would have murdered his brother otherwise.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I actually don’t think this has anything to do with covid, it’s just what this guy happened to latch on to. If he had killed them because he became convinced they were aliens, it wouldn’t have anything to do with aliens.

maybe, but the point is that he did latch onto this fake news. It's dangerous, especially since we need more healthcare providers, not attacking them.

I think it's like ionization. You put more energy into a system and atoms start losing their electrons. (Or so I recall from my mediocre chemistry education.) The more crazy you pump into our public narratives, the more of these kind mentally ill people hovering on the edge of polite society will break loose and do something terrible.

This is a really good analogy. Kudos.