• Mediocre_Bard@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Editing my comment.

    There is a connection between the two boys that has led them to a place where this seems to be acceptable behavior. It’s something they share but is also fairly unique since most families aren’t producing multiple potential or actual school shooters.

    I am interested to see what underlying causes are identified, if any.

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      It’s almost always bullying or abuse at home, but no one ever admits it. These people were mentally and/or physically tortured by other people. They want revenge or to inflict a fate worse than they were given. But we keep acting like bullying still isn’t an issue and that these people were just messed up naturally.

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      My bet is on dysfunctional family - maybe child sa, maybe mental illness or other trauma/combination of traumas. Our society is unstable (Ie: pandemic) and they feel out of control, maybe abandoned, and this is the only way they feel powerful.