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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Financial firm analytics can probably predict with pinpoint accuracy who will end up committing mass shootings based on demographics and other spending habits.

It will be fascinating what they do with this powerful data [/quote]

Clearly they should arrest and try them for murder before crimes are committed![/quote]

DP.  It says so much about you that you jump right to trying and convicting without it occurring to you that there may be constructive ways to address this, like intervening to provide mental health treatment. [/quote]

What do you think intervention is?[/quote]

NP here:

If an 18 year-old male goes out and buys an arsenal + body armor soon after their birthday, I think it's worth flagging for LEOs so they can do a follow-up wellness check plus look into juvenile crime databases for a history of issues. T

These mass shooters usually have pretty similar stories and backgrounds - young, male, purchases firearms legally, a history of mental health issues or anti-social behaviors, trouble in school or home life, etc. If data scientists had access to these young men's internet and marketing history, I guarantee they could create a very accurate score-based predictive model.

The entire point is to intervene and get these guys into mental health services BEFORE they do something. Weekly talk therapy by itself would probably do wonders for them.[/quote]

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