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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 agree, but this guy was extrordinarily creepy. Many of his classmates in his writing class were afraid of him... he was actually removed from one class and taught one-on-one because other students stopped showing up to the lessons. There are testimonials saying that he never spoke to anyone, not even a professor when he was asked a direct question. I don't know about you, but I have never met anyone THAT creepy.
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Originally Posted by willravel
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.
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.
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.
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Oh, I totally agree. I think that, even in retrospect, this is what we should be focusing on to prevent this from happening again... not gun control, not surpressing violent video games... but becoming better at identifying these individuals and then getting them the proper help.
I believe that psychology has the potential to be a much more effective preventitive measure than any number of policies or bans that lawmakers can come up with. However, obviously the barrier here is educating enough people and having the manpower in place to provide the necessary help.