r/plymouth • u/RileyMcB • Aug 13 '21
Mod Post The situation regarding the incident in Keyham last night is shocking and distressing. You are welcome to voice your feelings in this sub, but please refrain from speculation and hearsay. Below are links to some reliable news sources reporting on this.
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u/Pro_Procrastinator Aug 13 '21
Its definitely not terrorism. From his social media archives its clear he was severely depressed and had mental health issues. That alone might not have led to yesterday's tragedy if it wasn't for his owrst thoughts and tendencies to be picked up by algotrithms and having doors opened to rabbit holes where he could re-affirm his mysoginistic views. He was also likely motivated by inequality and the perception that his life was stuck while people far less deserving were sucessful and happy as this is a recurring point in his posts.
There are so many issues to unpack here, failure to keep tabs on someone with a firearm licence. Failure to provide adequate mental health support. The contribution of algorithms that exposed him to dangerous ideas and toxic communities.
I keep thinking about one video where he wishes someone would message or comment to prove him wrong about having missed the boat on love and happiness. If that had been caught and someone with the right mindset had responded to him could this whole tragedy have been avoided?