His family and his neighbours have said he wasn't a religious person. He liked to drink and dance. He had a history of mental problems, and was distraught over his marriage and personal life.
It's not as satisfying to accept that he might not have been a wildeyed fanatic and instead just another messed up angry guy who took it out on innocent people, but we might have to accept it.
We accept it every time someone shoots up a kindergarten or movie theater.
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