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Re:Christchurch shooter was radicalized on YouTube, New Zeal... by OneGuy123 on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @10:04AM (#25346070)
Saying that youtube/conspriancy theories caused his to shoot people is the same as saying that metal music or video games caused this.

A mentaly ill person is a mentally ill person: it doesn't matter what triggers him because he is mentally ill and then they'll point their finger on the thing he read/listened instead of focusing on the fact that he was mentally ill.

No sane person will shoot up a school because of right-wing radicalization or video games.

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Re:Christchurch shooter was radicalized on YouTube, New Zeal... by prawn on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @10:34AM (#25346540)
Quoted further up:

"He said after being assessed by the psychologist and psychiatrist, there was no evidence the terrorist suffered from any mental disorders or psychiatric conditions, or that he showed any clinically significant cognitive impairment.

The psychologist determined he displayed a range of traits akin to a personality dysfunction, but not to such an extent as to constitute a personality disorder..."

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