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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think most people are confused/dismayed by the portrait of  this guy as a normal kid who suddenly did something heinous.  A lot of other perpetrators of terrorist acts or violent crimes have a more predictable pattern:  they became religious extremists, or they behaved oddly and had no friends (Loughner or Holmes), or they would charm people and then screw them over (Ted Bundy).  None of those patterns seem to fit the bill here.

The whole thing has made me want to do some research on people who seem to just snap. Will it turn out, as some posters suggested, that there WERE warning signs? Do most people have the potential to do evil things? Do some people have the potential, and a precipitating act sets them off?  [/quote]

I think this is a correct assessment. I also do not think anyone expressing confusion at the feelings they experienced when they saw this man or read his background is saying that his youth, race, or background give him an excuse for what he did.  It is inexcusable and the full force of the law will come down on him.

I am intrigued (not sure if that is the right word) by the reference by Governor Deval in WaPo that when they were narrowing down the suspects, suspect No. 2 (Dzhokhar) had a reaction to the explosion that made him a clear suspect.  I read that to be that he somehow reacted with pleasure to the horror that he had unleashed, which is horrifying in and of itself.

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