from my summer 2008 advenure

Thursday, December 6, 2007

Why do we kill each other?

Whats the deal with mentally ill people going on killing sprees?!

We hear today that the kid who killed 8 strangers in a shopping mall, then turned the gun on himself was depressed and felt like a failure. So help me out here - what brain synapses fired (or not) contributing to this kid killing innocent people? Seriously - you professionals help me out! If a person feels like he is a failure - does the knowledge/anticipation that he will now be "known" somehow motivate him to pull the trigger? Or does he simply lose all touch with reality - and suspend his internal checks and balances?

I appreciate the fact that mental illness is a complicated issue - one that can be found in MANY of our families. I wonder what our churches can do to help?

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