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Originally Posted by dirtyrascal7
I had the same view as you regarding the psych profile being able to prevent this from happening, but apparently that isn't true... below is an excerpt from this article:
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As someone familiar with psychology, I can tell you that it's rarely an exact science. What I mean to say is that a good analyzing
could have prevented this. The mind is a complicated organ and it's processes are often maddeningly complex and difficult to chart and predict. Despite all that, I still think that if he were required to see a counselor for an extended period of time, much as someone likely to be sick should see a doctor often, this could have been avoided.
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Originally Posted by dirtyrascal7
However, every article I've read featuring statements from people who interacted with him gave very grim and creepy views of this guy... so you would think somewhere along the line a warning flag would have gone off in someone's mind and prompted further investigation.
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Legal mental health procedures right now are still relatively in their infancy. Maybe, someday, we can have procedures in place that are quite successful in prevention.
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Originally Posted by archetypal fool
Yeah, but I think we've all met the occasional creepy guy every once in a while, and not every introverted creepy guy is capable of doing this kind of thing.
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I've got bad news: we're all capable of this kind of behavior. That's just the way the human mind works. We all have the capacity for healthy and unhealthy behavior.