Well...yes and no. My hunch, which may well be completely wrong, is that this kid was being abused, probably sexually, probably at home. Maybe not, but there's a few things that seem like flags to me, both in the profile of those he lived with and in his LJ. Further, again from his LJ, it hints to me that he had some sort of escape plan that fell through, and that loss of hope may be part of what pushed him over the edge.
Now, we won't ever know why he went over this particular edge at this particular time. But if we can identify contributing factors, like an abuser, we may be able to stop that person from doing further harm, or, if that was one of the people he shot, identify other victims and get them the couselling they need.
Now, it's possible that there was nothing like that going on in this case -- but I think it is important to do some investigation, ask "why" questions, to rule out the possibility.
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Date: 2005-03-24 07:21 pm (UTC)My hunch, which may well be completely wrong, is that this kid was being abused, probably sexually, probably at home. Maybe not, but there's a few things that seem like flags to me, both in the profile of those he lived with and in his LJ. Further, again from his LJ, it hints to me that he had some sort of escape plan that fell through, and that loss of hope may be part of what pushed him over the edge.
Now, we won't ever know why he went over this particular edge at this particular time. But if we can identify contributing factors, like an abuser, we may be able to stop that person from doing further harm, or, if that was one of the people he shot, identify other victims and get them the couselling they need.
Now, it's possible that there was nothing like that going on in this case -- but I think it is important to do some investigation, ask "why" questions, to rule out the possibility.