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Let's not pretend the incredibly common pattern only consists of two people while pretending an actual outlier - Vegas - is somehow common.
You respond as if in disagreement yet the article affirms everything I've said lol.
There is no single profile for a mass shooter. Your best chance at getting any one thing correct about them is that they're male. 94% chance.
How about some possible profiles?
PDF Warnings:
https://lhatrustfunds.com/assets/uploads/documents/FBI-Profile-Active-Shooter.pdf
https://www.fbi.gov/file-repository/pre-attack-behaviors-of-active-shooters-in-us-2000-2013.pdf/view
Okay, what about mental health aspects? Yes, suicidality is an incredible predictor. But guess what? It's only there in 30% of cases prior to the shooting.
Oh no it must've been trauma then! Everyone knows someone who suffered abuse is more likely to abuse right!? No.
https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/public-mass-shootings-database-amasses-details-half-century-us-mass-shootings
Want to know the real profile? Massive change in personality. Wants access to guns. They'll TELL someone they're thinking about hurting others. Loneliness.
NONE of which requires anything even remotely mentioned in that farce of a greentext lol.
I'd be interested in your reasoning here as the article summarily disagrees with your first statement; it highlights an incredible degree of commonality among mass shooters above and beyond "male".
You'd have to read it to know that, I suppose.
I'm glad you found the copy/paste buttons, but I do wish you'd bothered to read up.
No, no it doesn't. And you're beyond seeing reason at this point so good luck out there lol. Happy Halloween!
I see we're projecting in our assessments. I can understand how being confronted with proof one's opinion is wrong, may you deal with it with grace in the future.