The following links are connected to articles related to criminals directly responsible for "breaking news" events. The impact of their behaviors have, and will continue to have, long lasting effects on our freedoms. Is there something that can be done? "Monday morning quarterbacking' points to "yes". Troubled people do not always carry out their anger to the levels of these international news makers. But even localized outbursts of anger, directed at self, classmates or family members, does long term damage, Experts have been telling us for years that there are are warning signs:
Early Warnings/Early Warnings, Timely Response website (Published August 1998- (still timely)
David Sweat's mom stated in an interview that he always was troubled. Dylan Roof associated himself with hate groups, (at least online). Dzhokar Tsarnaev also associated himself with a terrorist group.
In a CNN article, "The 13th Juror: Words of wisdom for all the angry young men", Ann O, Neill, quotes the judge:
"It is tragic, for your victims and now for you, that you succumbed to that diabolical siren song," the judge said. "Such men are not leaders but misleaders. They induced you not to a path to glory but to a judgment of condemnation."
Dylan Roof
Dzhokar TsarnaevCNN also published an article regarding a report that explains the "contagion effect of mass killings and school shootings. (2015)
Mass shootings are "contagious"
"(CNN)Mass killings and school shootings spread "contagiously," a new study found, where one killing or shooting increases the chances that others will occur within about two weeks.The study, published Thursday in the journal PLOS ONE, found evidence that school shootings and mass killings -- defined as four or more deaths -- spread "contagiously," and 20% to 30% of such killings appear to be the result of "infection." The contagion period lasts about 13 days, researchers found.
Researchers gathered records of school shootings and mass killings from several data sets and fit them into a mathematical "contagion model." The spread they found was not dependent on location, leading researchers to believe that national media coverage of a mass shooting might play a role. On average, mass shootings occur about once every two weeks in the United States and school shootings happen about once a month, the study said."
Is violence contagious? A recent spate of incidents in both Colorado and Maryland suggests that bad things tend to happen in clumps, a syndrome that psychologists have known about for decades. At-risk individuals, the young males who commit these violent events, may see something in the media and brood about it, according to Edwin Megargee, professor emeritus of psychology at Florida State University. The media exposure "can shape the form in which the violence may take place," he said. "People get the idea and maybe start obsessing." (2014)
"To get there, Tsarnaev had to redefine who he was, with tragic consequences. "You had to forget your own humanity, the common humanity that you shared with your brother Martin and your sister Lingzi." from CNN- Ann ONeill, The 13th Juror: Words of wisdom for angry young men
June 25, 2015
"To get there, Tsarnaev had to redefine who he was, with tragic consequences. "You had to forget your own humanity, the common humanity that you shared with your brother Martin and your sister Lingzi." from CNN- Ann ONeill, The 13th Juror: Words of wisdom for angry young men
June 25, 2015
In the next day, year, two years from now, another name or names will be added to the list of mass killers. Do you want SWAT teams in your school and neighborhood?
What would you say to help an angry young man? Would people listen? Would people retaliate? Would you take the risk to help or take the risk and not seek more help? Do you know that angry people do not have special rights? Do you know that people with special needs do not have the right to hurt others? read more
