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This is why talking about the documents while holding them in secret is a real harm. Either release the manifesto, etc., or withhold the doc(s) until a court rules on whether it has to be made public.
Agree. His statement is not official, and who knows how familiar he is or isn't with all the information firsthand. He could be just repeating what he has heard secondhand, for all we know.
What is the harm and to whom?
His statement is official. He is the Director of the TBI. Of course he is well aware of every aspect of the investigation. His comments were made to a meeting with other law enforcement.
I don't think so. He was speaking to a Sheriff's Association, not making an official statement on the motive or lack thereof of the shooter. Hence the statement "so far . . . " indicating that the review is still ongoing.
So you think the Director of the TBI wasn't telling the truth? The review might be ongoing but if he says there is no evidence of motive so far, I seriously doubt that will change. The FBI isn't going to make any statement because it isn't their jurisdiction, imo.
Interesting. Thank you!U.S. mass shootings by shooter's gender 2025| Statista
Since 1982, an astonishing 149 mass shootings have been carried out in the United States by male shooters.
1982 to 3/2023
Characteristic & Number of incidents
Male 135
Female 4
Male & female 2
Unknown/not released 0
I guess I just don't understand how feeling wronged (or unhappy or bullied or whatever) jumps to idolizing school shooters and then jumps to actually doing it. What does doing this DO for the person? Make them feel powerful?! Make them the star in their own action movie? I truly don't understand at all.TBI director shares new details on The Covenant School shooter's manifesto
Authorities have yet to release what was written publicly. But TBI director David Rausch did talk candidly about the contents of the manifesto at a Tennessee Sheriffs' Association meeting. Rausch said what police found isn't so much a manifesto spelling out a target but a series of rambling writings indicating no clear motive.
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Rausch told sheriffs that the review so far of the material finds that the killer did not write about specific political, religious or social issues. In fact, a primary focus in the journals is on idolizing those who committed prior school shootings.
She appears to have followed their lead planning for months and acted alone.
Certainly more details will emerge. But at this point, Rausch indicated it does not appear the shooter wrote of any particular agenda regarding politics or to target a specific person or religion. So, for now, a clear motive remains a mystery.
TBI director shares new details on The Covenant School shooter's manifesto
TBI Director David Rausch shared new details about the so-called "manifesto" left behind by The Covenant School shooter. Director Rausch told sheriffs that the writings still reveal no clear motive.www.newschannel5.com
People do it other places, too, just not with such heartbreaking regularity as in the US.
I think it's because in the US there is easy access to guns, when in many other countries there is not.
I would say yes and yes. That's it exactly.
I agree with the fantasy part. Some folks go there never to return.
I apologize for that somewhat inflammatory part of my post, I deleted it shortly after and rephrased.
Thank you. Apologies back at you. I felt the need to defend my position, particularly about wanting hard information, with all due respect. I know that somehow, with this case as a starting point, the release of information has become a debatable issue. I don't ever recall interested parties requesting LESS information be distributed about a criminal case, especially one that involves the slaughter of children and the violent interruption of the sanctity of what society considers a "safe space". We, as a society, are generally demanding answers....and I think that's a healthy way to respond to things like this. Rational review of all information instead of knee jerk emotional decisions. ImhoI apologize for that somewhat inflammatory part of my post, I deleted it shortly after and rephrased.
I'm not commenting about rational ideas that calm, thoughtful people engage in, but more about primitive (as in, literally, parts of our brains that are similar to our earliest ancestors) ideas that produce someone's underlying emotions and personality traits.
"It’s kind of like throwing a temper tantrum–only with automatic weapons,” says Lewis.
What Can Neuroscience Tell Us about Evil?
Advanced brain-imaging techniques have begun to point to specific brain patterns common among sociopaths.www.technologyreview.com
Neuroscientists are trying to map these things to different parts of the brain, but they all keep disagreeing with each other, so I'm not convinced that's a productive approach. But I find it thought provoking, none-the-less.
JMO
A man's drivers license?Nashville killer Audrey Hale slept with journals on school shootings under bed, court docs reveal
Nashville school mass shooter Audrey Hale kept journals on other school shooters, firearms training materials under her bed.www.foxnews.com
Below is a link to the redacted search warrant return for items LE found at shooters' home, including the following:
"... they seized a cache of electronics there, including six laptops, seven cellphones, a tablet and 11 computer drives. They also found 20 journals throughout the basement, 14 videos and a Tennessee man's driver's license in a bookcase along with photographs of the Covenant School, where the killer was once a student, and five yearbooks from there."
Edited to add: She kept a lot of these items in her bedroom, many under the bed, and also kept items listed in the basement of her parents' home.
