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Originally Posted by Burninator
I am not saying that there wasn't anything wrong with him. Or that his behaviour wasn't weird. But every time there is a murderer, mass murderer or serial killer, there is always evidence that points to them having the ability to commit such an act, or that such an act was imminent. I am sure there is way more people that exhibit such behaviour but never harm anyone.
The line to know whether or not someone is going home and stew about something in their room and stay there or come out and kill someone is not a clear line. If it was, these things wouldn't happen right? Or perhaps someone is dropping the ball every time. Sometimes I am sure that is the case, but I think that these situations, although are extremely terrible and sad, but no amount of prevention will ensure that they don't happen again.
Just curious but how do you know someone who is an extreme "social recluse". The whole idea is kind of oxymoron.
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The bolded part is very true, however, we can try to learn from each event as it occurs. You're absolutely right in that there are probably hundreds of thousands of people who exhibit the same sorts of behaviours that this guy did before he went off, and not all of them, (not even a few hopefully) will ever go 'off' like that. However, in many cases, whether they will go off or not is likely irrelevant, and they should probably seek counselling regardless. A person's need for help should not be determined by the likelihood they'll eventually freak out. We need to heed the warning signs anyways.
And you don't 'know' someone who is a social recluse... you know of them. Maybe.
