The
murder of six students during a stabbing and shooting spree by British
born Elliot Rodger last month could have been prevented, according to
forensic psychiatrist Dr Park Dietz, one of the world’s top criminal
profilers. The killer, the son of English film director Peter Rodger,
had posted a series of videos online before he went on the rampage.
In one video, as well as a 141-page manifesto detailing how he had
planned his attack, Rodger tried to justify his actions by citing his
rejection by the opposite sex. “I’m 22 years old and still a virgin,
never even kissed a girl... I will punish all of you for it.”
In
the last video he made, Rodger declared: “Tomorrow is the Day of
Retribution, the day I will have my revenge against humanity, against
all of you.” He went on to stab three men to death in his apartment,
before shooting three of his fellow students and injuring 13 others, in
Santa Barbara, California. The 22-year-old student then turned the gun
on himself.
Dr Dietz, an expert witness in high profile cases such
as serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, the Unabomber, and the Columbine
school massacre, commented: “There is no question in my mind that in a
society that shared data, that had a good protocol for law enforcement
to make use of that data, and that had adequate mental health resources,
such crimes could be prevented.”
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