Killer Mails Letter, Photos, Video to NBC

I agree with you 12th.
This kid seemed to be a sociopath rather than a psychopath

Antisocial personality disorder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociopath)

Psychopathy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychopathy)

I'd try to get more into this but my computer is acting up right now. Stupid cheap ass company.

The difference between sociopathy and psychopathy, according to Hare, may "reflect the user's views on the origins and determinates of the disorder."[34] Most sociologists, criminologists and even some psychologists believe the disorder is caused by social conflicts, and thus prefer the term 'sociopath.' Those who believe as Hare does, that a combination of psychological, biological, genetic and environmental factors all contribute to the disorder are more likely to use the term 'psychopath'.

David T. Lykken proposes that psychopathy and sociopathy are two distinct kinds of antisocial personality. He holds that psychopaths are born with temperamental differences such as impulsivity, cortical underarousal, and fearlessness that lead them to risk-seeking behavior and an inability to internalize social norms; sociopaths, on the other hand, have relatively normal temperaments; their personality disorder being more an effect of negative sociological factors like parental neglect, delinquent peers, poverty, and extremely low or extremely high intelligence. Both personality disorders are, of course, the result of an interaction between genetic predispositions and environmental factors, but psychopathy leans towards the hereditary whereas sociopathy tends towards the environmental

Infamous for a brief moment in history. No one remembers the name of the UT sniper back in the 60's. I even had a hard time recalling the Columbine kids names and I lived outside of Denver at the time.

EXACTLY!!!! Their fame is brief at best. They all fall under the name "Gunman" once time has past.

I don't totally buy that argument, Hess. I do get the spirit of what you're saying; The healthcare system has failed us and should assume a larger responsibility somehow.

However, in this specific incident we were dealing with an individual that was cognizant enough to sit in classes in a major university, took care of his own basic needs day in and day out, had the presence of mind to buy a gun and many other things that normal people do. What I'm getting at is this kid seemed somewhat normal.

Exactly.

Exactly.


I think the most dangerous person is a person like him. Crazy but not crazy enough for us to see or do anything about it. I am sure we have a ton people already locked up that would easily do what he did, but they were crazy enough for us to do something about it.

I think the most dangerous person is a person like him. Crazy but not crazy enough for us to see or do anything about it. I am sure we have a ton people already locked up that would easily do what he did, but they were crazy enough for us to do something about it.Absolutely. He was crazy enough to think up and carry out something as horrific as this, but at the same time he was 'sane' enough to be sort of overlooked or just seen as a weird kid.

Absolutely. He was crazy enough to think up and carry out something as horrific as this, but at the same time he was 'sane' enough to be sort of overlooked or just seen as a weird kid.

For this reason you can't hold the VA Tech adminstration soley responsible for this.

In hindsight, I think things could have been done differently. But to suggest that the healthcare system failed or this or that person should have done better, is more knee jerk than anything.

It's just a horrible, horrible thing that has happened.

**** this dude. self-ish piece of shit. i would love to torture this ass day in and day out

If I was this kid, I know I'd have nightmares for the rest of my life

Viriginia Tech Survivor Describes Shooting (http://www.buzzhumor.com/videos/12702/Viriginia_Tech_Survivor_Describes_Shooting)

**** this dude. self-ish piece of shit. i would love to torture this ass day in and day out
Seriously, what does that even accomplish?

I really hate when people say stupid shit like this...

One of my co-workers said in refrence to the shooter "They burry his remains under a pig farm so that he could be shit on the rest of eternity."