Psychologists: Elliot Rodger May Still Have Gone On Killing Spree Even If He Had Sex With Women
Regina F. Graham
May 29, 2014
HARTFORD, (CBS Hartford) – Elliot Rodger killed six innocent people in California blaming his rage on a non-existent sex life and not having a girlfriend in videos he posted on YouTube before the murders. But if Rodger did have relationships and sex with women, some psychologists suggest that he still would have gone on his rampage because his problems run deeper than just claiming to be a virgin.
“If Rodger had the capacity to be in a real, loving relationship I would imagine that he would have been much less capable of such callous behavior towards others,” clinical social worker and psychotherapist Laura Miller told CBS Hartford. “His disconnect from the humanity of others and their inherent worth would likely preclude any such relationship from occurring, however. So I don’t think having a girlfriend or sex is the issue here, but rather a direct result of his lack of self-awareness and lack of empathy towards those around him.”
Miller said that Rodger is “projecting and externalizing his issues constantly” throughout his manifesto and the same behavior can be seen in some of the YouTube videos he posted online.
“In his manifesto, he is projecting and externalizing his issues constantly, not taking responsibility for any role he might have in his lack of meaningful connections,” Miller stated. “He does not even seem to view relationships with women as about connection, but rather about pride, power and domination.”
Dr. Krystine Batcho, a licensed psychologist and professor at Le Moyne College, added that one particular theme is found over and over again within Rodger’s manifesto.
liven-in-iraq • an hour ago
It took a PhD to tell the Left what common sense told the Right.
maryh3 • an hour ago
A product of the Liberal indoctrinated entitlement mentality. More to come.
JMD52 • an hour ago
Nothing would have prevented his spree. He would have transferred the blame to something else other than himself. Always find something to blame your own faults on. He was well schooled in liberal mind think.
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Poster Comment:
Read his manifesto ... entitlements - holocaust - brave new world --- racial - gender revenge - justice !
