, WE'LL TAKE
THOSE LOWER TEMPERATURES.
>> NOW TO HELP UUNDERSTAND
WHY SHOOTINGS LIKE THIS MORNING
HAPPENED, I DO WANT TO BRING IN
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST,
DR. VIVIANA COLES.
WHAT IS IN SOMEONE THAT MAKES
THEM DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS?
EXPERT TRUTH IS, WITH ALL OF
THE RESEARCH GOING ON AND WITH
ALL OF THE OPPORTUNITIES TO
STUDY THESE PEOPLE, WE STILL
DON'T KNOW WHAT IS THE
CAUSATION BEHIND ALL OF THIS,
BUT THERE ARE SOME SIGNS AND
SOME PATTERNS THAT WE'VE
NOTICED, SUCH AS VICTIMS OF
BULLYING.
VERY OFTEN, THESE SHOOTERS ARE
MALE VICTIMS OF BULLYING AND IT
CAN BE SOMETHING THAT STARTS IN
THEIR CHILDHOOD OR AS ADULTS,
WHETHER IT'S IN THE WORKPLACE
OR AT SCHOOL, BUT THEY'RE
TYPICALLY FEELING THAT THEY'RE
BULLIED.
>> WITH A LOT OF THESE MASS
SHOOTINGS, IT'S A TRAOBLD
TEENAGER, WE SAW IT IN SCHOOLS
LIKE COLUMBINE, WITHERIC
HARRIS AND DYLAN KLEBOLD.
THIS WAS A HOUSTON LAWYER,
SOMEONE WHO DROVE A PORSCHE,
WORE A SUIT TO WORK, DIDN'T
LOOK LIKE THE STEREOTYPICAL--
>> ON THE OUTSIDE, MIGHT HAVE
LOOKED COMPLETELY NORMAL AND
OKAY.
>> SO WHAT ARE SOME OF THE
SIGNS WE SHOULD BE LOOKING FOR?
>> THAT'S SOMETHING THAT A
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST,
WE'RE USED TO WHAT'S REALLY
GOING ON INSIDE OF PEOPLE
BECAUSE THEY TEND TO SHARE THAT
WITH US IN SESSION, AND THEY
HAVE A DIFFERENT FACADE AND A
DIFFERENT MASK THAT THEY PUT ON
OUTSIDE IN ORDER TO GET THROUGH
THEIR DAY.
SOME OF THE SIGNS I WOULD SAY
IS THAT MOST OF THE TIMES THEY
DO MENTION SOMETHING ABOUT THIS
PLAN.
IT'S NOT TYPICALLY SOMETHING
THAT HAPPENS SPLIT-SECOND
DECISION.
IT IS SOMETHING THAT THEY'VE
OFTEN PLANNED, WHETHER IT'S 48
HOURS BEFORE OR MONTHS BEFORE.
>> WAIT A MINUTE, SO THEY WOULD
JUST DROP LIKE A CASUAL THREAT
AND SAY, OH, WELL, I'LL GOING
TO GO SHOOT UP--
>> IT COULD BE CASUAL LIKE
THAT, IT COULD BE SOMETHING
THAT THEY SHARE WITH PEOPLE
ON-LINE ON A FORUM, THEY MIGHT
TALK TO COLLEAGUES ABOUT IT,
EITHER IN JEST OR, LIKE YOU
SAID, KIND OF JUST CASUALLY,
OH, WELL, ONE OF THESE DAYS,
AND YOU'VE GOT TO LISTEN FOR
THAT.
DEFINITELY LISTEN FOR THAT.
THE OTHER THING ABOUT THESE
PEOPLE IS THAT WE'VE NOTICED
THAT THERE'S A SENSE OF FEELING
LIKE YOU'RE EITHER THE VICTIM
OR THE VICTIMIZER IN LIFE, AND
THAT IT IS WORLD VIEW SO,
YOU'RE GOING TO BE ONE OR THE
OTHER.
IF YOU'VE BEEN A VICTIM, I'M
SURE AS HECK NOT GOING TO DO
THAT AGAIN, I WILL BE THE
VICTIMIZER, AND SO THEY DO SEE
EVERY DAY AS KIND OF YOU'RE
GOING TO PICK ONE OR THE OTHER,
"I'M GOING TO BE THE VICTIMIZER
AS A PARENT, WHAT CAN A PARENT
LOOK FOR IF THEY'RE SEEING
CHANGES IN THEIR CHILD?
>> CHANGE IN MOOD, LOW SCORES.
>> HOW DO YOU NOT JUST TALK
ABOUT, OH, IT'S JUST A TEENAGER?
>> THAT'S THE THING, WE DON'T
KNOW, AND WITH THE TRAINING
THAT I HAVE, I TAKIT ALL VERY
SERIOUSLY, AND AS PARENTS, YOU
HAVE TO TRUST YOUR GUT, BUT
THEN ALSO GET YOURSELF MORE
AWARE, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE
THINGS THAT YOU HAVNOTICED IN
YOUR CHILD?
ALL OF A SUDDEN, ARE THEY
REALLY EXCITED ABOUT WEAPONRY
AND IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S
JUST A VIDEO GAME?
THEY WANT TO GO TO GUN SHOWS,
YOU KNOW, THOSE THINGS ARE
THINGS THAT SHOULD SPARK YOUR
INTEREST AS A CONCERNED PARENT.
>> LET ME ASK YOU, DR. COLES,
IT SEALS LIKE WITH A LOT OF
THESE SHOOTERS, AND CLEARLY, WE
DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THEM
UNTIL AFTER THE FACT, BUT MANY
TIMES THERE'S SOME SORT OF
MENTAL ILLNESS INVOLVED.
WHAT LEADS SOMEONE TO DO
SOMETHING LIKE PULL OUT A GUN
AND OPEN FIRE ON A BUNCH OF
RANDOM FOLKS?
IS IT AN UNDIAGNOSEDMENTAL
CONDITION LIKE SCHIZOPHRENIA,
OR CAN SOMEONE SNAP AND RESPOND
THIS WAY SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY
ARE UNDER A TON OF STRESS?
>> DERRICK, IT'S ALL OF THE
ABOVE.
YOU JUST DON'T KNOW.
THAT'S WHAT MAKES THINGS SO
SCARY ABOUT THESE THINGS IS
THAT WE JUST DON'T KNOW, AND WE
CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH TO TRY TO
BE EVENT BEING A VICTIM OF THIS
SORT OF THING, BECAUSE WE DON'T
KNOW
THERE CAN BE MENTAL DISORDERS
THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITHTHE
SORT OF RISKY BEHAVIOR AND
AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR, BUT NOT
ALWAYS.
WE JUST DON'T KNOW
>> IF YOU NOTICE ANY KINDS OF
CHANGE SOMEONE CLOSE TO YOU,
WHAT DO YOU DO FIRST?
SAY HEY, MAYBE,YOU SHOULD
THINK ABOUT GETTING
PROFESSIONAL HELP?
>> ALWAYS OFFEIT UP AS A
SUGGESTION.
YOU CAN MENTION, HEY, I'VE
NOTICED YOU HAVE THESE KINDS OF
MAGAZINES, YOU'RE LOOKING AT
THIS ON-LINE.
TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON.
IT COULD BE SOMETHING THAT'S
JUST INTERESTING, BUT IF IT'S
ACCUSTOMED WITH MOOD CHANGES,
NOT SO MUCH INTEREST IN OLD
HOBBIES THAT WERE MAYBE
HEALTHIER LIKE SPORTS, AND
MAYBE CHANGING FRIENDSHIPS,
SPENDING A LOT MORE TIME
ON-LINE, YOU WANT TO CHECK INTO
THAT SORT OF THING, KIND OF AS
A PACKAGE, YOU WANT TO LOOK AT