The young man being held for the mass stabbing seems to have some serious problems, alright. From
April 11, 2013 Fox News:
Officials say a man accused of stabbing
more than a dozen people at a Houston-area college told investigators
that he had fantasized about cannibalism and about cutting off people's
faces and wearing them as masks.
According to a search warrant affidavit made public Thursday, Quick
told an investigator that about week before the attack at Lone Star
Community College in Cypress he had researched mass stabbings on his
home computer.
How much do you want to bet he was on Anti-depressants?
ReplyDeletePossible, but the fantasies go back many years. The mental problems almost certainly predate and are the reason for any psychiatric drugs.
ReplyDeleteIs there any research on anti-depressants removing the inhibitions on the urges? That could account for part of the (I hope only) urban legend about so many mass murderers being on some variety of psychotropic drug (back to Columbine and rumors of Ritalin).
ReplyDeleteI am not aware of any actual research (as opposed to anecdote storms). The problem is distinguishing results of the medications from what would have happened anyway.
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