| Hafen von Schlockenberg | 04 Oct 2017 8:13 a.m. PST |
That's not a clinical term, of course. But considering his father's history,and the fact that his son had almost no contact with him,what are the possibilities? Father described as "psychopathic", with "suicidal tendencies": link A new account of the son's recent "mental deterioration": link (I'm not making any claims about the veracity of these stories). It seems to be a still-contentious subject, with limited research done. What do you think? |
 Tacitus  | 04 Oct 2017 8:54 a.m. PST |
The axiom, "the acorn doesn't fall far from the tree", may not be universally applicable, but it wouldn't be an axiom if there wasn't at least some truth to it. |
| Bowman | 04 Oct 2017 9:18 a.m. PST |
There seems to be some correlation. From a few years back: link Risk factors according to the Mayo Clinic: link |
ScottWashburn  | 04 Oct 2017 9:47 a.m. PST |
You can never know what's going on in a person's mind. A student at the university where I work jumped out of a 5th floor window yesterday and I had the bad fortune to walk by seconds after it happened. The kid was 19 and a freshman. He'd only been here for a month and things were already that bad? And no one noticed? The Las Vegas shooter assembled his arsenal, scouted out the place for his massacre and no one noticed. The human mind can be a dark and scary place. |
 20thmaine | 04 Oct 2017 10:15 a.m. PST |
Clearly something happened – and we may never know what really – but this guy, I've read, was squeeky clean – no police record at all, had regular work auditing defence contractors, owned a string of properties and a couple of planes. And his family didn't think he was all that interested in guns. |
| Hafen von Schlockenberg | 04 Oct 2017 10:25 a.m. PST |
Gosh,Scott, I'm really sorry to hear that. Even witnessing a violent death can be traumatic. There's a thread going about the incident on Miscellaneous: TMP link Here, I wanted see what the scientific aspect might suggest. |
| Shagnasty | 04 Oct 2017 11:11 a.m. PST |
Scott, I am very sorry to hear of your experience. It was a sad end for the student and horrifying for those who inadvertently were involved. My condolences to his family. |
| Mithmee | 04 Oct 2017 6:10 p.m. PST |
Well maybe not Mental Illness but may something else. More details are emerging, investigators say, that suggest Paddock's mental state was deteriorating in the weeks before he opened fire into a crowd of concertgoers in Las Vegas on Sunday — significant weight loss, an increasingly slovenly physical appearance and an obsession with his girlfriend's ex-husband. First – Significant Weight Loss Could be a sign of some type of Cancer Second – Increasingly Slovenly Physical Appearance Show that he did not care anymore Third – He was a numbers guy, prior Accountant and work with numbers and quite successful at it as well. These individuals can be very good at what they do but some do tend to have a high amount of anti-social behavior. Their brains are just wired differently, which make them smart but others do not want to be around them for long. |
| Mithmee | 04 Oct 2017 6:16 p.m. PST |
Scott, The kid was 19 and a freshman. He'd only been here for a month and things were already that bad? And no one noticed? Hate to say it but many individuals these days are brought up not to get involved. Plus this student could have been a loner and this was the first time he was away from the comforts of home and he was not able to deal with this new place and the pressures that college brings. Thing is he is not the only one and many attempt to kill themselves. The human mind can be a dark and scary place. Yes it can be and many individuals just are unable to deal with it. |
| Hafen von Schlockenberg | 05 Oct 2017 1:18 p.m. PST |
Bowman: thanks for the links. |
| Mithmee | 05 Oct 2017 1:54 p.m. PST |
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| Bowman | 05 Oct 2017 7:19 p.m. PST |
How would that movie play a role? If the shooter saw it, or didn't see it, what definitive and significant thing would that tell you? I saw it. So did millions of others. The character in the film is an accountant who kills people to protect himself. Paddock was an ex-accountant who murdered defenceless innocent people. What's the connection? Accountancy? |
| Mithmee | 08 Oct 2017 8:04 a.m. PST |
You have something better? |
| Bowman | 08 Oct 2017 8:51 a.m. PST |
You have something better? Sure, my totally unprofessional opinion was that he was mentally ill. Now how about you? You ambiguously state: Oh and I would be checking to see if this movie played a role without any explanation or purpose behind the "checking". When questioned, you do your usual evasion by bringing up another question. |
| Mithmee | 08 Oct 2017 8:04 p.m. PST |
No that was last thing I said. But I really dout mental illness had any to do with this. |
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