[Achromat]

Looking back on Columbine and all other school shootings, and also looking back on the Oklahoma state bombing, we can see many individuals are just plain angry at society to the point that they would be driven to such actions, not that they are just sociopathic or psychopathic, but sometimes it was a developing hatred of the human race over time. Many of these killers, didn't have an inherited mental illness. What is it that spawns such persons? Is it something with the mainstreamed culture? And is it because of human nature, that they are simply bad people, or maybe it is an extreme response to oppression that individuals have felt. Is it simply wrong feel such a way? I am currently reading the novel Crime and Punishment which has made me largely sympathize with the killer, the main character.

[ねこまっしぐら]

I'm a psychopath. But I don't tell people.

[Oni]

Sometimes the "psychopath" or "sociopath" does it for attention, revenge, or even the adrenaline rush. A lot of these killers never received a lot of attention from their peers, parents, or teachers. They might hate the people they are killing or just be doing it for fun. Many don't have anything going for them in life or had problems at home/school. If nobody acknowledged you, you were hated, and simply tired of living maybe you would do the same.

[Achromat]

Sometimes the "psychopath" or "sociopath" does it for attention, revenge, or even the adrenaline rush. A lot of these killers never received a lot of attention from their peers, parents, or teachers. They might hate the people they are killing or just be doing it for fun. Many don't have anything going for them in life or had problems at home/school. If nobody acknowledged you, you were hated, and simply tired of living maybe you would do the same.

Well, there is also oftentimes ideology behind it, that the killer find them to be "God-like" or "exceptional" compared to the rest of the human race, and that they have the right to injure the ordinary people. Some people think they have the divine right to murder, Also, sometimes there is the nihilistic ideology that the human race is completely hopeless, and there is no point in life. Even under all of these circumstances, the people who do this are sometimes sociable, and do feel remorse for their actions, but are driven by a radical ideology or burning hatred for humanity. Normal appearing people (sometimes they seem like normal quiet nice people) turn into killers sometimes, and my question is if there is something very wrong with our culture? I believe there is, especially in regards to social-development.

[PhargedPhreak]

I don't think they were angry at society. They were angry at specific individuals who most likely bullied them.