Mass Shootings are terrifying
and are changing our culture to one of confusion-based fear. As a society, we
have not begun to identify why mass shootings occur in our nation. It is easy
to place the blame on guns or violent video games, or the moral decay of the
family. However, a mass shooter is an individual who has specific motives and
intentions to harm others. The justification for hurting others may not be
relevant to anyone but the shooter.
Psychopathy is often used to describe mass shooters.
However, psychopathy is a spectrum disorder with a wide range of linked
conditions that describe various symptoms and traits. Psychopathy is
challenging to diagnose and treat because mass shooters are calloused and
without the same ability to experience pleasure and recognition from established societal
values and reward systems.
