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submitted 10 months ago by vis4valentine@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

Im not fully grasping how the mind of those "copycats" works. People who are obsessed with Columbine for example, and want to do a mass shooting. That is their thought process? Is there some study I can read exploring what's on their minds?

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[-] jeffw@lemmy.world 32 points 10 months ago

I agree with most of what you said, but I think the decision to end their lives is often premeditated, not a sudden decision where they realize they fucked up. It’s why some will leave notes or manifestos behind.

[-] qooqie@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Some for sure. That’s why this isn’t a generalization, but after hearing some psychiatric interviews with ones who were caught they often said it wasn’t what they wanted and they knew their life was over and they were really scared

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