One other important reason to read Columbine is to see just how much we thougth we knew at the time was wrong. All the bullshit stories about Christians praying and getting shot, the stories about the kids being bullied, the stories about music being the cause, etc. -- all untrue. Some of the stories of heroism and other glurgey type stories were basically fabrications passed along over and over and embellished until even the liar thinks its true.
We're seeing that here with a lot of stories being passed along that end up being debunked. But the debunking never catches up with the original misinformation....
Not sure about Asperger's. From what I've read, there doesn't seem to be any there, there. Another diagnose created by the pharmaceutical industry in order to treat it with pills.
At 09:38 AM 12/17/2012, Wojtek S wrote:
>Shag: "If you get a chance, read Columbine. If he was like Klebold and
>Harris - and it sounds like he probably was - he's a psychopath."
>
>[WS:] According to news report he was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome
>which is a part of the autism spectrum. I do not believe that
>psychopathy is a part of it and based on what has been revealed about
>him in the media he does not have psychopathy symptoms. AFAIK, this
>is linked mainly to genetics and neuroanatomical factors rather than
>upbringing i.e. "fucked up family."
>
>AFAIK, "fucked up family" could be a contributing factor to the
>behavior in such cases, but not the cause of the disorder. That is
>different from psychopaths who, as you point out, are are mean and
>hateful, but also very manipulative so they often appear charming.
>Lanza's description in the media does not seem to fit this model.
>
>Both appear anti-social but in different ways. Autistic/AS kids
>appear socially awkward and lacking affect and unable to pick
>affective clues (i.e. other people's emotional states), so they are
>often seen as "weirdos" and picked on by their peers. Psychopaths are
>very manipulative, mean and lacking remorse for their action, but they
>can act appropriately if they need to. In other words, autistic kids
>cannot easily hide their social awkwardness, psychopaths can and often
>do.
>
>
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