i hope that as part of the autopsy on the shooter,

[mopinko]

they carefully examine his brain, and any meds he was taking that might have impacted his brain function.

from what they are saying, the guy is not the prototypical "angry loner".
there have been a couple of shooters like this who turned out to have brain tumors.
they are saying he had been gambling heavily, something that is associated w dopamine treatment for parkinsons.

the idea that the mind and the brain are 2 different things is an absurdity that really, really annoys me.

[nolabear]

1. If only those guns hadn't been so easy to get.

😢

[samnsara]

2. i agree....64..no priors..

[ghostsinthemachine]

3. CTE especially.

The UN diagnosed illness. My Dad had it and it manifested itself around 60 something. Very violent behavior. Breaks from reality. Football for my Dad. But people have it and don't know it, without sports injuries.

[mopinko]

4. we really need to keep track of concussions.

a pet cause i dont have time to pursue is to make number of concussions a line item on school physicals. cook county juvenile here is starting to do brain exams on young offenders.
it opens a window to domestic violence which would be quite sticky, but desperately needed.

i never played any sports, but i have had a half dozen concussions. none were recognized as concussions at the time. as a kid i had seizures that i didnt know were seizures until my adult daughter was dx'd w epilepsy.

from my daughter's experience i know that un-dx'd epilepsy can really do a number on your mental health. she developed ptsd from the hallucinations and paranoia that her brain injury caused.