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What does Eric Harris, Dylan Klebold, Jared Lee Loughner, James Eagan Holmes, Wade Michael Page and Adam Lanza all have in common?  They’re all mass murderers — and they’re also all young white males.

The killings of Columbine High School, the Gabrielle Giffords event in Tucson, the Aurora movie theater, the Sikh Temple in Wisconsin and the Sandy Hook Elementary School have uncovered a bizarre trend: indiscriminate killing sprees of innocent people appears to be a white male crime.

Since the Sandy Hook shooting, psychologists have picked apart what made the killer want to kill innocent little children in a school he had no connection to.  The same question was asked of each of the other massacres as well.  Professionals could only conclude that the killers each suffered from some psychological issue, but why do these deranged desires to kill groups of people seem limited to only one race?  And why is mental illness the “go to” excuse when the killer is white?

When the DC Sniper terrorized the east coast several years ago, police initially began their search for a young white male, since the crime fit the trend. Although the shooters turned out to be African-American, their wild and indiscriminate killing spree was truly the exception and not at all the norm.  Walking into a school or a mall or a church and just opening fire on whoever is in the way is not historically a black or Hispanic or Asian crime — yet it is a white one.  But why?

Before Eric Harris, Dylan Klebold, Jared Lee Loughner, James Eagan Holmes, Wade Michael Page and Adam Lanza, there was Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, John Wayne Gacy, David “the Son of Sam” Berkowitz, Charles Manson and others.  All white men.

Why are young white males angrily killing massive groups of total strangers at an alarming and repetitive rate? What “psychological issues” could they be suffering from that no other ethnic group appears to be experiencing on a widespread basis?  Why are Arab killings considered terrorism, black killings considered gang/thug violence, but white killings considered mental illness?

The answers to these questions could be the solution to the problem.

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Anonymous

Maybe one reason y those white males shot innocent people is because they were tired of being bullied/ harrased/ robbed/ by these people you see on the top of this book. Its not an excuse but a lot of ppl live with mental illnesses. Maybe if you stopped to think about what's going on in their lives before you told them they were weird and should just go kill themselves like most people did.

Anonymous

First, this article is ignorant. White people are slightly under-represented as perpetrators of mass shootings. White males are over-represented, but so are black males, asian males, and hispanic males. It's a male problem, not a white problem. There are also more unemployed white people than unemployed black people. Should we say that unemployment isn't a problem for black people, just white people?Second, the ones making the most noise about race when a non-white commits a mass shooting are people who spout this stupid argument. I don't remember anyone shying away from talking about mental illness after Virginia Tech. And how often do prioritize mental illness get more press than religion when a white guy shoots an abortion doctor?When you are incompetent, you don't generally get the results you seek. Incompetent anti-racism helps white supremacy. At least most reasonable people know that white supremacists are stupid.

Anonymous

EDIT: And how often *does* prioritize mental illness get more press than religion when a white guy shoots an abortion doctor?

Anonymous

Jesus, am I drunk?EDIT: And how often *does mental illness get more press* than religion when a white guy shoots an abortion doctor?

Anonymous

Although this article is slightly ignorant I have to agree on one part. "Why are Arab killings considered terrorism, black killings considered gang/thug violence, but white killings considered mental illness?" Not intentionally trying to be offensive (but warning it is), but who ever commented earlier needs to get a reality check. It damn true that one race seems to always get the label "committed out of a mental illness". So the victims death does not mean shit because the person had a mental illness. Why is that always considered first while others, (sorry to say again but it might be racist) black people automatically get labeled "committed intentionally". I'm just saying that the judicial system is a bunch of bullshit and is an excuse let those who are guilty avoid the death penalty. As for the first comment about being bullied. Its terrible that these people were being bullied but… Read more »

Kiara Martin

Again pertaining to the first comment. I do think think that people who are getting bullied should seek help but those who act like there is no one are the very ones who commit stupid actions. Nick Vujicic was born with no arms and no legs can you even imagine how many people might have made fun of him behind his back or even teased him in his face for being different. These people are perfectly normal and they needed to act in a more civilized manner. As stated in the previous comment, he went to go kill his teacher but he shot a female instead. You could always go to higher authority, call him out , and switch classes. There is always a way even if it seems like there aren't any options. I think the community needs to be more involved in putting an end to bullying. I… Read more »

Anonymous

Blacks murder people 30 times more frequently than whites, so the point you were trying to make FAILS MISERABLY. Better luck next time loser.

Anonymous

BLACK people kill with intent, white people kill because their lives are falling apart and they cant handle the pressure

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