School Shooters: Roots of Violence? (Retrieved from https://www.shopswell.com/) Since I last wrote an article in this series – almost five weeks ago now – the world has drastically changed. As far as bringing out the best and the worst in people, I can’t yet say that it has changed for the better, but it’s … Continue reading Leakage
The Killing Season – And an Increasing Propensity for Violence (Article 4)
How Medical Technology is Saving Lives. From Americas Biopharmaceutical Companies (retrieved from https://innovation.org/). Google images. The earliest recorded school shooting in America occurred on July 26, 1764, when four Lenape Indians entered a schoolhouse near present-day Greencastle, Pennsylvania and shot and killed the schoolmaster and nine or ten school children (unsure) leaving only two … Continue reading The Killing Season – And an Increasing Propensity for Violence (Article 4)
Dampened Emotional Response and Controversial Sources of Pain (Article 3)
Space Invaders. From Google Chrome (retrieved from https://chrome.google.com/). Public domain. I was around 10-years old and on a family visit to my Uncle Den’s house on the Gold Coast. That’s where I was first exposed to – and immediately fell in mad, passionate, 10-year old love with – ‘Space Invaders’ and the Atari © console. … Continue reading Dampened Emotional Response and Controversial Sources of Pain (Article 3)
Narcissistic, Sociopath, Paranoid, Psychopath, Attention Seeker, Loner, Autistic, Druggie, or Just Plain Mentally Unwell? (Article 2)
The Mind. From “Life expectancy mapped for people with mental disorders” by University of Queensland, 2019, (https://medicalexpress.com/) COO Public Domain. I was sitting across from Jaimie, his feet up on the beaten, scarred wooden coffee table between us, he was relaxed on the worn-out living room couch. Well-worn and showing signs of considerable use? … Continue reading Narcissistic, Sociopath, Paranoid, Psychopath, Attention Seeker, Loner, Autistic, Druggie, or Just Plain Mentally Unwell? (Article 2)
The Psyche of a Shooter (Article 1)
Psychology and the mind of a shooter. From “Psychology of New Mexico Shooting of James Boyd” by Misterleflo, 2019 (https://favpng.com/) and DMCA. It’s 38 degrees outside - it’s cold for L.A. The wind has been howling as it does seasonally here, blowing down from the pass with tornado strength gusts. After three tepid days … Continue reading The Psyche of a Shooter (Article 1)