I was reading some psychology studies last night/this morning and I found something interesting.
I MANY cases of overkill where there is personal/intense attack, the motive is often a grudge. Now, what could cause a grudge against Lin Jun + Canada?
- he was upset that he couldn't attend the prestigious Universities that Lin Jun attended?
- he is holding a grudge against Canada for offering/allowing our Universities to be attended by non-Canadian citizens?
- he resents our government for something (who's to know what)?
- he didn't "make it big" in Canada and Lin Jun had a promising future?
I really have no idea.....I just wanted to put this thought out there.
Maybe he's just plain nuts? :nuts:
I don't think LRM has any grudge. Did he need a grudge against the kittens he was torturing and killing before he decided to move onto humans?
We're trying to understand LRM as if he is a rational agent, like us, who is motivated for reasons of anger, revenge, or something else.
But LRM is not like us. He's a psychopath with obvious narcissistic tendencies and delusional self-regard who, like most psychopaths, has no capacity to empathize with his victims.
Psychopaths are prone to boredom, and they seek excitement in pushing social conventions, breaking laws, and pushing the boundaries. LRM, I think, loved the "cat and mouse" game he played after posting the kitten killing videos, where groups were pursuing him, but he was (until now) able to avoid any kind of legal ramifications for his animal cruelty. And he received online attention, which he was seeking, and excitement from breaking the rules and offending and pissing off so many people (psychopaths truly are society's ultimate trolls). And LRM lack of empathy, allowed him to carry out cruelty to animals in that most of us cannot even fathom in thought.
The murder of Jun Lin was simply an escalation, seeking even greater attention and excitement via the kill video. He used a similar methodology as his kitten killing videos, creating a "buzz" about the video before even making it, and actually taking steps to ensure that the kill video would actually be linked to him (but not before he was long gone from the country).
LRM's online rantings evidence hatred towards many disadvantaged members of society, including minorities and impoverished/homeless. But that, again, is part of the psychopath's psychology and lack of empathy.