http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/gunman-behavior-shootings-indicates-planning-control-former-fbi-180620270.html
Gunman’s behaviour indicates planning and
control: Ex-FBI profiler
New insight into
gunman, Adam Lanza of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting in Connecticut earlier
this week. While yes, he was reported to have a mental illness, as it seems
necessary to have some kind of disturbance to be able to carry out such
horrific acts, it does not mean he simply snapped and was unaware of his
actions. As police investigate, evidence to suggest planning, intent, and
awareness of the wrongness has arisen. Lanza, who was said to be a gifted with
computers, smashed “his computer’s hard drives with a hammer or scwerdriver”,
after killing his mother in her sleep. "I have not seen a case with
callousness of this extreme," O'Toole(FBI) said of Lanza's shooting
rampage. "It's off the charts." Lanza killed his mother, smashed his
computers to destroy any insight into who he is, and then proceeded to load up
on ammunition and venture to the elementary school he once attended on Friday.
The 20-year-old massacred 20 first graders and 6 adults and is said, by police,
to have “sprayed hundreds of bullets inside the school and had considerably
more left over to use”. His behavior demonstrates that was Not out of touch
with reality and had a plan to achieve maximum lethality.
"If you pick
older people you are going to have some blowback," O'Toole said. "He
didn't want people to interfere. When people take security measures like that,
you know what you are doing is wrong."
Although the truth
cannot be proved 100% I agree, based on the new evidence, that Lanza was aware
of his actions. To target small children, vulnerable and unable to fight back,
shows his need for control and no interference with his plans. I do believe he
had a mental disturbance of some kind but that he was aware. I don’t believe he
simply snapped one day and went on a killing spree. While he did snap and was
obviously in some sort of manic state of un-wellness, it seems like he planned
for everything, even destroying his computers so insight cannot be found after
he’s gone. A story like this one makes me wish there were better laws, and
better help for disturbed people.
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