08-22-2010, 06:11 PM
ham Wrote:What is this idiot talking about?
Gollum's lies, threats and stalking just keep getting crazier and crazier. You could post that "medication time" gag after just about everything he writes any more.
I used to get the impression he was just someone with no sense of humor trying to be funny. Now I'm getting the impression he is someone with no sense of any kind talking trash because he has neither the facts nor the intellectual ability to formulate rational thoughts and arguments.
Given his track record of death threats, bizarre behavior and lawlessness you have to wonder whether he's completely gone over the edge now.
At what point does he go postal? Gollum seems to be showing many of the signs (at least 7 out of 12 on the first list below). And do we have a duty to warn authorities if we suspect he is a threat to himself and others?
Quote:In recent years, there's been an interest in "profiling" the lethal employee. One of the first attempts to do so was by Anthony Baron (1993) which is a widely published checklist that says there's a 90% probability of lethality if the offender has one or more of the following characteristics:http://faculty.ncwc.edu/mstevens/300/300...note07.htm
- History of violence
- Psychosis and/or projection
- Romantic obsession
- Chemical dependence
- Depression
- Pathological blaming
- Impaired neurological functioning
- Elevated frustration level
- Interest in weapons
- Evidence of personality disorder
- Vocalization of violent intentions prior to act
- Evidence of strange or bizarre behavior over time
Kelleher (1997) offers a somewhat different checklist which finds that certain features, like impaired neurological functioning, are uncommon, and that other features, like psychosis and personality disorders, are unknown. The most common features are:
- History of violence
- One or more triggering events within a year
- Social isolation
- Romantic obsession
- Chemical dependence
- Severe or chronic depression
- Elevated frustration level
- Interest in weapons
- Vocalization of violent intentions
- Strange or bizarre behavior
A history of violence is the most reliable indicator. Often, the lethal employee has been an angry person since they were a young man, and they usually have a tendency toward pathological blaming. A triggering event can be any incident, however minor, but usually is a series of incidents that threaten the person's ability to cope. A socially isolated individual will have lived alone for many years, recently changed job locations, or suffered a separation or divorce. The connection between social isolation and workplace homicide is strong. Romantic obsessions occur in a number of variations. Chemical dependence, or addiction, is assumed to be common. Depression is the most common psychological disorder in the United States, and between 7-15% of people with it act out violently at some point. Elevated frustration is exhibited by an unwillingness to work with others and (sometimes) harassment toward coworkers or suicide gestures. It generally takes a few years before the frustration becomes chronic enough to be called "elevated". Kelleher calls the interest in weapons a "weapons fetish" and says they are preoccupied with weaponry or paramilitary subjects. Another strong indicator is a vocalization, or otherwise acting out, of violent intentions prior to committing a violent act. A final, often overlooked, indicator is that fellow employees are often able to notice significant changes in behavior; hence, manifestations of strange or bizarre behavior are anything that causes concerns to coworkers.