Hieronymous Alloy posted:

Those aren't necessarily exclusive categories. You can be mentally ill and also be a domestic terrorist. poo poo like this doesn't have a single isolated cause. The mental illness makes people vulnerable to the cult indoctrination, etc.

That said, the angle that's most under-discussed is the media's role in encouraging and perpetuating these kinds of spree killings.


http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/dr-raj-persaud/batman-shooting-mass-killings-are-mass-killings-contagi_b_1697364.html

I know, huffpo link, but it's the angle on these issues I see discussed the least.