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Old 12-21-2012, 07:50 AM   #79
Saya
 
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Originally Posted by Jonathan View Post
Whether or not he was in the process of being committed against his will isn't really super relevant, but more and more sources are coming forward about the guy clearly being disturbed, and apparently for a long time.

The point is that Lanza had some severe mental and/or emotional problems, a line that some members here are desperately trying to avoid acknowledging for some strange reason.

"Nancy Lanza reportedly volunteered with kindergartners at the school for several years. Flashman said that Adam "believed she cared more for the children than she did for him." On the day of the massacre, Nancy was Adam's first victim. Flashman told Fox News that Nancy was also good friends with the school's principal and psychologist, both of whom were killed during the incident."

Yep, that's a balanced individual.

Do you remember what happened at Columbine? When the students said it might be the trench coat mafia and goths? They wore trench coats at first when they started shooting, so while they were never in the TCM or goths, some kids thought "that might be the TCM", but it was only a handful of them. Once the media took that angle, that it was bullied goths taking it out on the jocks that terrorized them, a lot of kids started repeating what the media was saying. Because the students were saying it was the TCM, the media got more bold with this assertion, and it went on in a cycle like that. This is why media coverage is a huge issue in getting fair trials. The media clung onto the idea of bullied goths and specific targets, and it was a long time before they fully gave that up. Even Bowling For Columbine didn't necessarily attack the idea that they were bullied or loners.

At this point, eyewitness accounts and personal anecdotes are tainted. When the media gets in a frenzy, stories start to change to reflect what the media is saying. The media also doesn't necessarily get good sources, many of their sources are unamed "acquaintances." Meanwhile you're foolish if you think the police are reporting everything they learn to the media right away. It might take years for us to know what happened and why.
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