re: Eerie Silence on Vegas Shooting Front

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One thing is for sure: no one makes such meticulous plans for mass murder without some compelling motive. Maybe the guy just wanted to go out in a blaze of crazed evil glory but there should be some evidence that supports that conclusion.

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If all of his craziness was in his head then what evidence would there be? Many serial killers have no motive other than satisfying a craving whether it be sexual or otherwise. This guy might have just become obsessed with the idea of going on a massive thrill kill. I think a lot of these mass shooters hide their illness behind motives. They try to justify their behavior by wrapping their sick drive to kill in some ideology or making it seem like revenge. We buy into because its easier to makes sense of a tragedy when we have some reason besides this person just wanted to kill a lot of people because it gave him pleasure to do so.