>[WS:] If it is carried out to eliminate competition and maximize
>one's gain - it is as rational as any other business venture, no?
But we're not talking about Al Pacino in the Godfather here. A lot of what's happening is "collateral damage" from turf wars not tightly controlled.
>Shooting people for no apparent reason other than to "be taken
>seriously" (which according to the latest news report was the reason
>the German gunman gave in his internet chat before the shooting
>spree), is not rational, at least in the ordinary meaning of the term.
The guy they caught recently in Mexico who dumped a few hundred people in vats of lye was trying to be taken seriously.