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baldeagle wrote:As everyone wrings their hands trying to figure out why someone would shoot lots of people and how we can prevent mass shootings, it occurs to me that there is a common denominator. Each time a shooter is identified and their background investigated, a disturbing pattern emerges. A troubled person who frightened some who knew him, who had run-ins with authorities and who had mental disturbances that either went completely untreated or poorly treated.

The common denominator? The authorities have let us done. Time and time again people in positions of power and influence ignore the signs that indicate that something is amiss and requires further investigation. In the case of Aaron Alexis specifically, there were numerous signs that something wasn't right. How he passed a background check to get a Secret clearance is a mystery, but decision makers clearly dropped the ball.

As our society declines more and more into the abyss of non-accountability, we can expect these occurrences to happen more frequently. Always something other than the "leaders" responsible for the failure will be blamed for the incident. And nothing will change.