It's a proven fact that killing people releases tension

[His Highness the TibetanMonkey, the Beach Cruiser Philosopher]

That was my comment about the recent news that this soldier "went
crazy" in Afghanistan and shot 16 people. But they are finding out now
that he had some "brain injury," and that was the reason for it...

http://news.yahoo.com/afghan-massacre-army-docs-brain-injury-could-sparked-110500114.html

I've been the victim of similar violence from drivers while riding my
bicycle, but probably they had some kind of trauma. Of course, this is
feeding my own anger, which only wise men are said to manage. You
start generalizing --all drivers are evil-- and before you know it...
"boom!"

Bring a water gun to cool things down.

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[His Highness the TibetanMonkey, the Beach Cruiser Philosopher]

On Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:34:52 -0700 (PDT), "TibetanMonkey, the Beach

Post by His Highness the TibetanMonkey, the Beach Cruiser Philosopher
That was my comment about the recent news that this soldier "went
crazy" in Afghanistan and shot 16 people. But they are finding out now
that he had some "brain injury," and that was the reason for it...
http://news.yahoo.com/afghan-massacre-army-docs-brain-injury-could-sp...
I've been the victim of similar violence from drivers while riding my
bicycle, but probably they had some kind of trauma. Of course, this is
feeding my own anger, which only wise men are said to manage. You
start generalizing --all drivers are evil-- and before you know it...
"boom!"
Bring a water gun to cool things down.

Yes, and Army phychiatrists and former Army psychiatrists would never
be biased in such a way as to have difficulty admitting that they had
a simple "lunatic soldier". : )
I think "to snap" could be generalized to undertake some behavior with
short-term rewards or gratification but with serious long-term
consequences.
The "small snap" might be something like telling the company president
how you _really_ feel, and the accompanying career consequences.
The "large snap" might be something like punching your boss out, with
the accompanying criminal and career consequences.
But the "snap" this guy had was "supersized with extra cheese and
strawberries". I don't have the training or the experience to even
guess what would cause that, either in terms of the innate properties
of the individual, his experiences, or brain injury.
It seems even more profound than the typical workplace shooting. In
the typical workplace shooting, there are specific targets. To go
after a group of civilians that you don't personally know ... that is
awfully rough.
Wow.
YDS.

There may be another reason not explored yet and it seems like a match
between my case and this Afghan case. In my case the driver who
attacked me interpreted the sign "walk bicycle across bridge" to mean,
"get off your bike, idiot, and walk your bike." When I gave him the
finger --"leave me alone!"-- the thing escalated until he wanted to
smash me, and he finally spit in my face before taking off forever.
Well, the sign is recklessly written because it's not he thought it
meant. He was trying to "help" the same way we are trying to help
Afghanistan. He repeated this thing over and over. Do the Afghan
people ask for this help? Do they welcome this help? Do we have a clue
about nation building or managing traffic across a bridge?

Maybe not. Our expertise is "dumping money down the drain."

[Peter Hill]

On Thu, 15 Mar 2012 11:42:18 -0700 (PDT), "His Highness the
TibetanMonkey, the Beach Cruiser Philosopher"

On Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:34:52 -0700 (PDT), "TibetanMonkey, the Beach

Post by His Highness the TibetanMonkey, the Beach Cruiser Philosopher
That was my comment about the recent news that this soldier "went
crazy" in Afghanistan and shot 16 people. But they are finding out now
that he had some "brain injury," and that was the reason for it...

It seems even more profound than the typical workplace shooting. In
the typical workplace shooting, there are specific targets. To go
after a group of civilians that you don't personally know ... that is
awfully rough.

Rather than innocent Afghan's or anyone of grounds of race or creed or
mode of transport, can we shoot spammers?

Are there enough spammers to go round?

How do we release tension if we run out of spammers?

[His Highness the TibetanMonkey, the Beach Cruiser Philosopher]

Post by Peter Hill
On Thu, 15 Mar 2012 11:42:18 -0700 (PDT), "His Highness the
TibetanMonkey, the Beach Cruiser Philosopher"

On Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:34:52 -0700 (PDT), "TibetanMonkey, the Beach

Post by His Highness the TibetanMonkey, the Beach Cruiser Philosopher
That was my comment about the recent news that this soldier "went
crazy" in Afghanistan and shot 16 people. But they are finding out now
that he had some "brain injury," and that was the reason for it...

It seems even more profound than the typical workplace shooting.  In
the typical workplace shooting, there are specific targets.  To go
after a group of civilians that you don't personally know ... that is
awfully rough.

Rather than innocent Afghan's or anyone of grounds of race or creed or
mode of transport, can we shoot spammers?
Are there enough spammers to go round?
How do we release tension if we run out of spammers?
--

"Never shoot the messenger"