Originally Posted by janmcn (Post 601023)

This investigation is going to take months to complete. Law enforcement has hundreds of people to question, and questioning all the children involved will have to be done in the most thoughtful way possible.

The public may never know the shooter's motive. He destroyed his computer, his mother is dead, he had severed relationships with his father and brother, and it's been reported that he had no friends.

Originally Posted by Villages PL (Post 600995)

Have I missed something? I thought there was going to be an investigation to find a motive for the shooting. Did the shooter have a mental condition? I think I heard that his mother was thinking of committing him to some sort of institution. Or perhaps it was just a threat.

I think I heard that she compared him to her students. She might have bragged about how good they were and then perhaps wondered why he couldn't be more like them. That would explain a lot.

I have a hunch: What if they both had a mental condition that went undiagnosed. For example, what if they both had undiagnosed Asperger's syndrome? It has been known to run in families, right?

Originally Posted by swampy (Post 601038)

just wanted to point out that asperger's syndrome does not produce the inclination to commit mass murder. However, there are unrelated mental conditions that can trigger violent and bizzare behavior. Please do not confuse those conditions with asperger's syndrome. People with asperger's syndrome have a tough enough time getting by without being pegged as potential massd murderers. They often lack what we consider normal social skills, and so they can stand out like a sore thumb, but it does not affect their moral antenna.while i am not a mental health professional, if you were to check with a competent mental health professional i'm sure he or she would confirm the accuracy of this response.

Swampy

swampy

Originally Posted by Villages PL (Post 600995)

Have I missed something? I thought there was going to be an investigation to find a motive for the shooting. Did the shooter have a mental condition? I think I heard that his mother was thinking of committing him to some sort of institution. Or perhaps it was just a threat.

I think I heard that she compared him to her students. She might have bragged about how good they were and then perhaps wondered why he couldn't be more like them. That would explain a lot.

I have a hunch: What if they both had a mental condition that went undiagnosed. For example, what if they both had undiagnosed Asperger's syndrome? It has been known to run in families, right?

Originally Posted by Swampy (Post 601038)

Just wanted to point out that Asperger's syndrome does NOT produce the inclination to commit mass murder. However, there are unrelated mental conditions that can trigger violent and bizzare behavior. Please do not confuse those conditions with Asperger's syndrome. People with Asperger's syndrome have a tough enough time getting by without being pegged as potential massd murderers. They often lack what we consider normal social skills, and so they can stand out like a sore thumb, but it does not affect their moral antenna.While I am not a mental health professional, if you were to check with a competent mental health professional I'm sure he or she would confirm the accuracy of this response.

Swampy

Swampy

Originally Posted by Villages PL (Post 600995)

Have I missed something? I thought there was going to be an investigation to find a motive for the shooting. Did the shooter have a mental condition? I think I heard that his mother was thinking of committing him to some sort of institution. Or perhaps it was just a threat.

I think I heard that she compared him to her students. She might have bragged about how good they were and then perhaps wondered why he couldn't be more like them. That would explain a lot.

I have a hunch: What if they both had a mental condition that went undiagnosed. For example, what if they both had undiagnosed Asperger's syndrome? It has been known to run in families, right?

Originally Posted by Bobbie416 (Post 601087)

Thank you for clearing up the issue regarding Aspergers syndrome. I would say that it is fairly obvious that the shooter suffered from some kind of mental illness or how could he have done what he did? However, people with Aspergers are not a danger to society. A very good example of someone with Aspergers, I believe, is Sheldon on Big Bang Theory.

Originally Posted by Cantwaittoarrive (Post 601242)

I don't get the point of the post. It looks like you missed everything. The majority of what you imply was dismissed within a day of the shooting, so if you haven't kept up on any of the actual facts how would you know if there has been any investigation or not?