We’ve all suffered losses, you idiot “expert.” That doesn’t turn us into alcoholics who commit mass murder.
“Individuals who commit acts of mass violence often have suffered some kind of loss and aren’t able to bounce back from it.” *
So said* Secret Service and the U.S. Marshals Service behavioral threat assessment consultant Barry Spodak, commenting on the James E. Holmes mass shooting. Some myths make my hair stand on end; this, one of the most ignorant statements ever made by someone who should know better (what?! He consults for the Secret Service and U.S. Marshals Service?!) is one of those. I suspect everyone reading this article has suffered a severe loss (likely several) during their lives. Were you able to “bounce back” without committing violence? Of course you were. If you didn’t or know someone who didn’t, ...
