Shooting near UC Santa Barbara, 7 Dead

[sigmagirl10]

http://www.independent.com/news/2014...ng-isla-vista/

[SydneyK]

How terrible.

It bugs me that they posted the YouTube video the guy had made (his retribution video). Reminds me of the manifesto the VT shooter mailed to NBC. I get that it's the press' job to disseminate information, but sharing these guys' last few crazy thoughts is, imo, bad taste. They don't deserve any kind of time in the spotlight.

[honorgal]

Originally Posted by SydneyK

How terrible.

It bugs me that they posted the YouTube video the guy had made (his retribution video). Reminds me of the manifesto the VT shooter mailed to NBC. I get that it's the press' job to disseminate information, but sharing these guys' last few crazy thoughts is, imo, bad taste. They don't deserve any kind of time in the spotlight.

Not just bad taste. Dangerous. Psychiatric and law enforcement experts say it promotes copycats.

[CutiePie2000]

This shooting has many misogynist similarities to the École Polytechnique massacre (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89c...nique_massacre) which happened in Montreal, Quebec in 1989.

The shooter hated women and blamed "feminists" for all of his problems and he also had a manifesto.

He entered an Engineering class, ordered all of the men to leave and then he shot all of them women (though some miraculously survived) and then he went on a rampage throughout the rest of the campus.

[pinapple]

I find it so interesting that in most every mass shooting in the US people look to the parents and say "how could you not have known" and yet in this case, the parents actively sought help from police to have their own son committed so that he did not harm anyone. The police took this information, interviewed him and because he was polite and kind (psychopath 101) they considered him to not be a danger to himself or others. It all boils down to personal responsibility and the lack of mental heath awareness of our police forces and the general public. This young man was horribly disturbed IMO the SB Police have blood on their hands.

[AZTheta]

I watched the video, and he specifically targeted sorority women in it.

Spent four wonderful years in Isla Vista, and at UCSB. Saddened and heartsick about this.

[MaryPoppins]

So sad

[DrPhil]

How sad.

[BlueOwl]

My daughter received a text from Alpha Phi nationals stating that all members of the UCSB chapter are safe and accounted for! My daughter's friend, an alum of UCSB Kappa Alpha Theta has reported the same comforting news about her chapter (although that is via word of mouth, not reported from their national office).

I am heartbroken. Have many friends that have sons and daughters attending UCSB.

[StealthMode]

This is terrifying. My prayers go out to that entire community.

I almost enrolled in the UCSB doctoral program--if I had, I'd be a 3rd year there with my friend J. I am SO grateful he let us know that he's fine but...the only difference between me being here or in the midst of that tragedy is a decision I made 3 years ago. Life truly is fragile.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Looks to be motivated by hatred of women. Great.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/c...,4028820.story

[carnation]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

Looks to be motivated by hatred of women. Great.

You know, that hatred of women thing...I taught in a jail for almost 20 years and we got all kinds of men to get their GEDs, even if they had hated school in the past. The prisoners we could never get anything out of were in the ones who hated women, no matter how hard we tried.

[StealthMode]

Originally Posted by carnation

You know, that hatred of women thing...I taught in a jail for almost 20 years and we got all kinds of men to get their GEDs, even if they had hated school in the past. The prisoners we could never get anything out of were in the ones who hated women, no matter how hard we tried.

I had a client who was the sweetest guy but had serious violent and aggressive thoughts toward women. I had to transfer him to the only male therapist on staff because none of the women felt safe (and probably wouldn't have gotten anywhere in therapy with him). It's so disturbing and yet, the part of me that's interested in how the mind works can't help but wonder how it all started and he got to this point.

[camom]

Just read that the first identified fatality was a Tri Delta. Thoughts and prayers to the ΔΔΔ community at UCSB.

[ChioLu]

The gunman aggressively knocked on the door of the UCSB Alpha Phi sorority house for 2 minutes. Thank goodness they didn't answer the door.

Prayers go out to the victims & their families.