The motive for the shooting rampage is still unknown, but it appears the attorney had been experiencing financial difficulties, and his solo law practice had been floundering for some time. Although the news stories initially mentioned the presence of swastika emblems, I believe the shooter was Indian or Pakistani, and apparently the swastika has been used in Hinduism. He also was a collector of military equipment, some dating back to the Civil War. It seems he was devolving mentally over at least the past few months, because although some mention recent paranoia and the brandishing of a weapon, those interviewed who knew him before that presented a much different picture. 9 people were injured, one critically, and one seriously. Thankfully, most of the injured have been released and are o.k. It's an upscale area, so the incident was a shock to those involved.
Thankfully nobody died. I read about it on another forum where the poster played up the swastika angle because according to Hillary supporters, nazis are coming out of the woodwork since Trump is running.
These Hillary supporters jump at the chance to tie anything racist, crazy, nazi to Trump. Wish you had to support your false statements on some of these forums with facts.
I think that shooting is an isolated case which is similar to the guy who shot a tv news reporter, remember that? The black fat guy was a former employee of the tv (or radio) network and was maybe had mental health issues. And this attorney may be in the same boat, with a mental health problem that he couldn't handle. But the big difference between the 2 incidents is that the black man shot a former colleague, a person he knows unlike this attorney who shot innocent people. That shooting rampage can be classified an act of terrorism.
Maybe he took Dick's suggestion seriously. Shakespeare's play, Henry VI, Dick the butcher. "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers".
Ahh, that's a good catch @Corie Henson. I had totally forgotten about that case, but I do think you're right. Here in the U.S., minorities (which both are, despite the press trying to paint this attorney as a white male) often receive special treatment, including preferential hiring, scholarships unavailable to others, etc. Additionally, children are being taught that they can be anything they want to be, and are being handed ribbons and medals just for showing up. Because of this, they aren't taught to handle disappointment, or to learn to keep striving to better themselves, and achieve goals. I often say that there is a generation of people out there who will be unable to cope with failure, and God help us all when things don't go their way. The TV reporter you mentioned was floundering. He'd been fired several times, and was unable to cope with his failures, and this attorney seemed to be having the same issue. Re: the swastikas. I was really hoping they would turn out to not be Nazi swastikas, but he had military equipment all the way back to the Civil War, so was obviously a collector. He was not a white male, though. And apparently was a Democrat, although I doubt any of that will receive much press.
Yes, I saw this mentioned on another forum in the Anti Trump sub forum....he was made to look like a Trump supporter....no mention he was a democrat at all.
@Diane Lane, that's a good opinion about people who cannot handle disappointments and failure. Yeah, I think that is one problem with the society now because the public is always clamoring for something and they tend to make a protest action when their clamor was not given attention. And with the social media where one can vent his ire, Facebook is now becoming a venue for rants.
@Corie Henson "And with the social media where one can vent his ire" If this has become the case in all these Social Media networking groups, the Computer Age has regressed the status and position of society in general, rather than leading it in progress. Frank
Exactly, @Frank Sanoica, you are right with the regression. If you will notice in Facebook, users have the penchant for sharing nonsensical items. It's a maddening world to see those posts that are unimaginable for adults to make. Take this item with the picture of Jesus and the caption that says "type Amen if you love God." Isn't that ultra stupid? And how about that silly post of a picture of lots of money that says "share this and you will be lucky today." Sometimes I think that the social media is more of a curse than a boon to society.
Ha ha, I have some people I follow who constantly share those posts. I do on occasion, since I could definitely use some help, but most of my posts involve news, kitty pictures, or recipes. I think parents (including my sister and some friends) who raise their children with unrealistic expectations are doing those children (and society) a disservice. The schools and media don't help, as they push the idea that anything is possible. In some cases yes, in many others, no. It's the rare child of a maid who becomes rich and powerful, although it does happen. It's great to teach children to hope, but it's also important to teach them to work hard and be good people, rather than expecting to be handed everything they want.