What is the psychology of people who idiolize mass shooters, sees them as heroes and replicate their acts? - eviltoast

Im not fully grasping how the mind of those “copycats” works. People who are obsessed with Columbine for example, and want to do a mass shooting. That is their thought process? Is there some study I can read exploring what’s on their minds?

  • yesman@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    People see shooters and murderers and how they get infamous and gain notoriety. Since that’s the most available outcome from an outside perspective, they assume it’s the motive.

    This is why some people think that refusing to name shooters is somehow denial or punishment; a way to fight back.

    The motive doesn’t matter. I mean is there a good reason?