What Makes them Snap?

Chris Wragge speaks with psychologist, Dr. Alan Lipman about the recent shootings and what makes people "snap" and become capable of violent behavior.

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[RichReagan]

From Fort Hood Investigators:

"Investigators believe that Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan likely acted alone under emotional pressures."

[Jendalessandra]

As a military mom, and someone who knows people at the Fort in Texas, I am so thankful for information like this.

The Doctor really makes so much sense! I want to see my son able to defend our country, and we need to know how to spot people who are going to "snap" if he is going to be able to do this! Thank you!

[returnoftheramble3]

@RichReagan anger becomes rewarding.

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I wouldn't have done anything. I was just complaining. Now you're giong to fix it...

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Miss Rose is not happy.

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I want my brain fixed. 

[chester1080]

ABC News:

United States Army Major Nidal Hasan proclaimed himself a "soldier of Allah" on private business cards he obtained over the Internet and kept in a box at his apartment near Fort Hood, Texas.

Hasan, the perpetrator of last week's fatal shootings in Fort Hood, TX, was charged Thursday with 13 counts of premeditated murder under Article 188 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, which can carry a sentence up to death or life imprisonment.

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[JamesFauci]

And more:

"In documents reviewed by NPR and conversations with medical officials at Walter Reed and USUHS, new details have emerged regarding serious concerns that officials raised about Hasan during his time at both institutions.

Both fellow students and faculty were deeply troubled by Hasan's behavior — which they variously called disconnected, aloof, paranoid, belligerent, and schizoid."

[JamesFauci]

From NPR, 11/9:

"Starting in the spring of 2008, key officials from Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences held a series of meetings and conversations, in part about Maj. Nidal Hasan, the man accused of killing 13 people and wounding dozens of others last week during a shooting spree at Fort Hood. One of the questions they pondered: Was Hasan psychotic?"

Dr. Lipman called it!

[newswatcher0921]

Today:

"Hasan emotionally disturbed, showed warning signs during descent into illness and rage."

I saw Lipman at the White House Press Briefing yesterday ask Gibbs that now that Hassan was conscious whether law enforcement investigation has begun. He is clearly saying that terrorism and the mental signs that Hassan showed are not either-or. A disturbed person is more likely to commit this act. He says there were warning signs that could have been seen. That makes sense to me!

[chester1080]

The title of Hasan's power-point presentation was "The Koranic World View As It Relates to Muslims in the U.S. Military." In one slide, Hasan described the presentation's objectives as identifying "what the Koran inculcates in the minds of Muslims and the potential implications for the U.S. military."

He also sought to "Describe the nature of the religious conflicts that Muslims may have" who serve in the U.S. military and to convince the Army that it should identify these individuals.