Originally Posted by charlie g

I actually think it is more the news media fault than anything else. Disturbed individuals see the impact of these types of shootings played over and over on the news. They interview people not really connected with the shootings, the president cries on TV for the victims. I THINK desparate people see this as a way to give their life significance before they end it all. In the past these people probably just offed themselves in anonymity.