This is one troubled young man (James Holmes court appearance)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course he is mentally ill...sane people don't think hey are a cartoon character and kill people. Plus, the media has reported that his parents knew something was wrong with him. Sad.

I haven't seen this reported anywhere, and I've read coverage from NY Times, Washington Post, Denver Post, CNN, and various TV news outlets. Where have you seen this?

ABC reported this, as well as the allegation that he was affiliated with the tea party. Both have turned out to be false. When are people going to stop believing what they hear from (and read in) in the press?

[Anonymous]

I have this excerpt from an academic paper at JSTOR (I can't give you the link sorry but maybe it is online too). It is only food for thought.

Mass Murderers: The Role of Race

Compared with other homicides, mass murders are rare. The 2005 Federal Bureau of Investigation statistics indicate that of all homicides for that year, 4% involved two victims, and murders with three or more victims made up less than 1%. Still, there are demographic patterns that have emerged in multiple-victim homicides, including the role of race. In general, mass murderers tend to be White males of a broad range of ages (although there is a tendency toward middle age). Notable exceptions include the 2007 Virginia Tech killer (an Asian male), 1993 subway killer Jamaican-born Colin Ferguson, and Julio Gonzalez, the Cuban-born murderer who burned down a Bronx night club in 1990, killing 87 people. Mass murderers such as Pittsburgh lawyer Richard Baumhammer or Oklahoma bomber Timothy McVeigh are examples of what may be the more familiar model of this offender profile: middle-class White males with intense grievances against either the government or some select group of people.

One source stated that mass murder, or “sudden mass assault by a single individual” (SMASI), broke down demographically as 77% White offenders, 15% Black, and 7% other, whereas overall homicide rates reported in a 2005 Bureau of Justice Statistics 30-year study were 51% White, 47% Black, and 2% other. Data on the motivations of mass murderers are difficult to obtain, in part because, as noted earlier, the mass murderer often does not survive his rampage. Therefore, the reason behind the higher SMASI offense rates for Whites (compared to general homicide rates) remains unclear. One expert has stated that research into the dynamics of the individual mass murderer is in its very earliest stages. Further studies exploring this and other questions about the complex series of motivational factors behind this crime seem warranted.

[Anonymous]

It was something like a black person might beat someone up or rob them, but a white person will kill someone then eat them. I'm paraphrasing what he said, but in essence he's correct.

Um, isn't the guy who ate the other guy's face relatively recently African American (and they determined he was not, in fact, on bath salts)? There are crazy people of all races.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here's the thing: a black person wouldn't do this. Remember the Chris Rock bit about how black people might be violent, but white people are crazy? It was something like a black person might beat someone up or rob them, but a white person will kill someone then eat them. I'm paraphrasing what he said, but in essence he's correct. Most serial killers are white. And I believe schizophrenia tends to affect young white males predominantly.

Also, white males have the highest rates of suicide after Native American males.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sad for him? WTF. What will it take for a white criminal to be labeled a "thug"? OMFG.

+1 The attitudes on these threads have been mind-boggling.

I feel sorry for the people he killed...

[Anonymous]

FYI, this is a NEUROSCIENCE student FAKING insanity.

[Anonymous]

Why is that woman sitting so close to him? Dangerous to me.

[Anonymous]

In the video of him at 18, he was dressed funny in an oversized shirt, he was already on his way to nutty behavior.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:FYI, this is a NEUROSCIENCE student FAKING insanity.

Agreed. I do not believe this asshole is crazy.

[Anonymous]

Assuming Holmes is mentally ill.

This is a man who is 24 years old and lives half a country away from his parents. He could have been suffering from mental illness his entire life or it could have manifested after he got his undergrad. I wouldn't blame his parents at this point. Those with mental illness can often hide it well or parents don't know that the behaviours they are seeing are a result of mental illness. They could just think their kid is quirky or just a little different. Even if they did know his was mentally ill there isn't much they could do about it because of his age.

I have a mentally ill kid that's been in therapy since he was 3. DH has never been around children and didn't realize there was something off with our own son. It took our boy being committed at the age of six to realize there was something really wrong with him and it wasn't my imagination. Our only plan is to get DS all the therapy we can fit it while he's in our care. We want to make sure that he is aware of the signs and symptoms of his illness so he can tell that he's going of the rails.

[Anonymous]

I think this guy is the same kind of crazy as the man who shot all those people on the train - crazy black guy who defended himself in court, remember? Truly just NUTS. No "thug" or "what is wrong with the black race" stuff.

Cho was also crazy but he was a mean crazy. Anger, so much hate and anger. This guy just seems out of touch with reality.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Assuming Holmes is mentally ill.

This is a man who is 24 years old and lives half a country away from his parents. He could have been suffering from mental illness his entire life or it could have manifested after he got his undergrad. I wouldn't blame his parents at this point. Those with mental illness can often hide it well or parents don't know that the behaviours they are seeing are a result of mental illness. They could just think their kid is quirky or just a little different. Even if they did know his was mentally ill there isn't much they could do about it because of his age.

I have a mentally ill kid that's been in therapy since he was 3. DH has never been around children and didn't realize there was something off with our own son. It took our boy being committed at the age of six to realize there was something really wrong with him and it wasn't my imagination. Our only plan is to get DS all the therapy we can fit it while he's in our care. We want to make sure that he is aware of the signs and symptoms of his illness so he can tell that he's going of the rails.

I'm so sorry PP- how did you know at age 3?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FYI, this is a NEUROSCIENCE student FAKING insanity.

Agreed. I do not believe this asshole is crazy.

Why else would he do it? For fun???

[Anonymous]

I think mass murder automatically defines you as crazy

[Anonymous]

This white on white violence has got to stop.


There PP you happy now?