Michael: I have in the past tried to focus on the untreated mental illness of past mass killers, such Adam Lanza, James Holmes, Jared Loughner, and Seung-Hui Cho, but there is an important difference. In all those cases, I felt that with early and proper intervention, we could have prevented those massacres. I do not feel that way with Elliot Rodger. It appears, based on seething hatred and perseveration on even the smallest perceived slights, he was going kill eventually. The reason I bring this up is because I feel it is important for the general public to understand that Elliot Rodger is NOT the face of mental illness. He did not have schizophrenia, bipolar, anxiety, or any autism spectrum disorder. The mentally ill do not plan to kill for years. There was no sign of paranoia or fear. Just hatred. Our children are not Elliot Rodger.
Posted on: Wed, 28 May 2014 02:17:11 +0000
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