Mass Shootings are Vengeful Suicides

What we can learn from the backstories of these tragedies

Jacky Tang

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There’s no way to spin these kind of stories, so let’s dive straight into the facts and figures of the shooters. These are outlined by the US National Institute of Justice and the LA Times.

  1. They are all male
  2. They have had a history of personal trauma
  3. They had experienced a recent crisis
  4. Most were suicidal. All school shooters were suicidal

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Jacky Tang

A software-psychology guy breaking down the way we think as individuals and collectives