NBC receives mail from shooter

[GenuineRisk]

I still don't buy the "evil" theory, because I think it makes it easy for us to stop looking for answers to the human condition-"Oh, he was an evil, sick f*ck. Done. When's American Idol coming on?"

Though I myself use the term when looking at sociopaths like Bundy, but the difference there is someone who clearly got his rocks off from causing pain and killing and who had no intention of stopping, ever. He would no more have killed himself after a killing than monkeys would have flown out of his butt. Not to mention he was apparently charming as all get out. Like Albert Brooks says in Broadcast News, the devil isn't going to appear with a forked tail and horns- he's going to be goodlooking.

Anyway, I'm no medical professional, lord knows, but I really find it hard to believe this kid had anything resembling a grip on reality. And I find it hard to label that level of mental illness evil.

Slate's take on it:
http://www.slate.com/id/2164757/