Jared Loughner was without a question mentally unstable. As I browsed the internet, I came across many articles saying that he was schizophrenic. On his YouTube video, he stated that “my favorite activity is conscience dreaming; the greatest inspiration for my political business information. Some of you don’t dream- sadly.” His dream was to have a different world. He doesn’t believe in the way the world is run. He also stated that “life had no meaning and the world had no substance.” He thinks everyone is unconstitutional. So therefore, he doesn’t agree with Congresswomen Giffords, or for anyone in politics for that matter. In 2007, he attended one of her rallies in Tucson, Arizona. He felt neglected by her when she failed to answer his question. I believe that this was a major factor in his decision to kill her and his feeling of dislike towards her.
I strongly believe that most people who commit such terrible crimes have been previously influenced by their social life and have feelings of neglect. A cite I read explained that Loughner was a case of high school abuse. Friends say they noticed a deterioration that steadily became worse and worse. This deterioration leads to an impact within his life. He learned to blame others for his problems and then found a way to make up for his feeling. This triggered a violent action.
Throughout his life he has been indirectly influenced by people around him. Starting in his earlier life he was neglected by his peers and turned to drugs. In his recent years he was influenced by the news, politics, religion, and much more. As I stated above, he believe the world is unconstitutional and things should be changed. This related to the article on Glen Beck. They both believe that the world should be changed and something radical should be done. This mind set resulted in the death of innocent people.
Kate Lyall
I believe that is a very interesting and crucial perspective to understand Loughner's life from high school on. illuminating his struggles to survive in a social setting or people's noting that he seemed to be falling off the map are important observations in the case of his mental wellbeing. I also think that by you pointing out that most people who commit terrible crimes have been previously influenced by their social life and feelings of neglect. Stemming from early childhood, the feeling of neglect can greatly shape, or misshape, one's outlook on life and the good of all humanity. I do believe that that issue played a role in this case and that Loughner saw government as something else that had neglected him along with others he had encountered throughout his life. As this emotion piled on top of all the others he had inside his soul about being neglected, it resulted in such a horrific act.
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