06-09-2014, 03:00 PM
(06-09-2014, 02:13 PM)JsMom Wrote: I am also glad they offed themselves. Although, it doesnt bring the others back. I just dont understand people anymore. For me to kill someone, you have to be a threat to me or my family. I think now days most people use mental illness as an escape goat to do horrible things to people. Sickening.
I think you're right that some disgruntled hateful people target innocent victims, and then claim to be mentally or emotionally ill and not responsible. It is sickening.
But, I also think there's a lot of untreated or under-treated mental illness that leads people to violently attack others. It's so hard to commit anybody to psychiatric inpatient care these days, even when there are red flags waving all around them.
In the case of Elliot Rodger, I think he was mentally ill but completely aware of what he was doing and the fact that it was wrong. Jealousy and hate stemming from entitlement frustration caused him to kill, IMO, based on all that's been revealed and his personal video statements and manifesto.
The older man who mowed down a police officer and was then found naked in the woods several days back, on the other hand, might have been a schizophrenic or otherwise mentally ill; someone whose grasp on reality and assessment of the situation was utterly skewed. I don't have an opinion as to whether he knew what he was doing yet.
As for the Millers, it's not clear if they were on drugs, mentally ill, or just plain narcissistic evil losers. I'm leaning towards the latter -- they reportedly blamed the government for their problems and, to me, wanted to make a statement and gain some infamy. So, I think they knew exactly what they were doing even if it turns out they were on drugs or mentally ill. We'll probably learn more about them soon enough.