I was just having a thought about the sort of violence that has lately befallen the yoke of stigma which is already a heavy burden on some of us. I’m talking about the mass shootings and whatnot that have been either blamed on or associated with mental illness.
I can understand being driven to violence…what I can’t understand is the at random targeting of innocent victims for no reason…no cause. I can understand the desire to use violence as a way to make one’s point…as I very nearly got to this point myself in a speed and psychosis addled state. What I can’t understand however is violence for the sake of violence…I have the feeling that these people were frustrated with the world around them and felt as if they could make a mark on the world by doing something so horrendous. But this is the limit to my understanding of this mindset.
I can understand fighting for a cause…or even the mindset of a terrorist as there is some sort of belief system behind this generally. I just don’t get the lashing out at innocent people for no apparent reason…I don’t understand the desire to be remembered as some sort of monster. I just don’t get it.
I mean I can even understand those who kill family or friends while influenced by delusional beliefs…I can understand this…not personally…but I can see how this could happen. I just don’t understand wanting to go out there and murder innocent people.