509-pow

dosnt look like he had kids there but his mom worked there and she is one of the dead.



if u dont wanna see his pic or his fb do not click this but to the ones that want a face.
http://www.facebook.com/#!/rlanza?fref=ts

killclimbz

No these things will never go away. There is also no reason that they should happen with such regularity. Lots of pieces of the system need to be rethought. Not just gun control for sure. Mental health is huge.

We'll never eliminate it. History proves that, but we sure as hell can limit it better than this.

lacklusterskill

He killed his father in New Jersey as well.

509-pow

ya his dad too. the other man who was taking into custody at the school is his brother. they still dont know why he was there.

Treegreen

No argument here. This is simply the icing on the cake that has been a year of senseless public mass murders, but I certainly agree that if we had taken some steps to address the various contextual issues that lead to these types of events that we would have prevented at least one of them.

poutanen

Mental health is one of those things that's frowned upon talking about. You have to whisper to your friends if you're feeling depressed, and most people quickly look for a way out of that conversation if it's brought up. It's unfortunate that people can't say that they're scared, sad, lonely, etc. for fear of riducle, or being further outcast.

Unfortunately it's deeply engrained in our culture at this point to shun anyone who's suffering from a mental health issue in one way or another. I've been guilty at points in my life for making fun of people that were on anti-depressants. I made fun of somebody smart enough to go and try to get help! Now possibly the help provided (quick give them drugs and get to the next patient!) is what I should have been making fun of...

Whether mental health relates to this incident or not, it is something we need to confront head on. It's amazing how much better life can be when you get past a stumbling block in your brain... I KNOW.

It could help somebody from making a HORRIBLE decision.

oldmate

Jesus this is terrible news. Why does this keep happening over there??

Guns absolutely MUST go. RIP and condolences to the families.

t21

just cannot understand what goes in their heads to commit such acts! i'm sure there would be those" he was a good person,loving,,,blah,blah but not sure why he/she did this.i guess will never know. just tired of excuses for the shooter but there is not much we can really do. sad as it is,this will become another tragedy, then state/city officials will talk about it, and later it will fade into the backburner with no solutions. i'm sorry if i offended anyone with my comments but its just how i feel. My prayers to the families of the victims.

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alaric

Everyone needs to be able to tell SOMEONE that they are hurt/lonely/sad/mad/depressed/whatever.

I'll be the first to throw it out there, if anyone on the forum needs someone to vent to, I'm here, totally unbiased. Just shoot me a PM and I'll send you my phone number if something's on your mind that you need to talk about.

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Treegreen

True, but it seems that people are more willing to at least think about the consequences of our current mental health system in light of this and the other events of this year. Gun control needs to be a part of the discussion, but in most cases it merely treats the symptom and not the disease.