Why he shot the children?

Unheard-of cruelty massacre of schoolchildren in Newtown shocked the world

Lt. Paul Vance of the Connecticut State Police warned: it takes a lot of time to create a full picture of the pieces of information that now have detectives, the investigating mass shooting in Sandy Hook Elementary School, in the small town of Newtown.
20-year-old Adam Lanza, going to kill the kids and their teachers had left hundreds of rounds of ammunition. This would be enough to kill all the students in the school, if it was enough time. He fired in a hurry powerful bullets that literally crumbled children's bodies. 12 girls and 8 boys and six adults ... State medical examiner Wayne Carter, who had seen a lot in his life, found that more terrible picture he had ever had to watch.
Connecticut Governor Dennel Minor paid tribute efficiency commando teams SWAT, which arrived on the scene in 10-12 minutes. By the time Adam Lanza was still alive. He killed himself with a single shot to the head, apparently realizing that nowhere to go. So, still aware that he is doing.
The first cry of the country was shocked: "What? Again? "Instantly alive in the memory of the picture shooting in Virginia Tech, in Kolumbaynskoy school in Tucson (Arizona), in Aurora (Colorado). And almost immediately broke indignant: "How long?" And then hung puzzled, sad question: "Why?"
And in fact, for what the devil has suffered two decades of primary school boy, armed assault rifle «Bushmaster» and 9mm pistols «Glock» and «SIG Sauer»?
No answer. There is only speculation.
The origins of seemingly gratuitous violent outbursts are looking for in a child offender, a family atmosphere. The situation was not easy, but not terrible. The boy lived in luxury mansion chetyrehspalennom area 3.100 square feet. His parents divorced in 2008. Father, Peter Lanza, currently vice president of GE Energy Financial Services, agreed to pay child support, which began with the sum of 240 thousand dollars and had to reach in 2015, 298,000. That is, family is obviously not needed. Adam lived with his mother. Those who knew him as a child, point out that it was a strange, silent, quiet.
Adam studied for three years at Western Connecticut State University and had good grades in some subjects, particularly in computer science. The only thing that can be related somehow to the tragedy, it is his illness - a form of autism called "Asperger Syndrome." It is a disorder of brain activity seen in particular in the fact that the patient is not sensitive to the emotions of others and has difficulty in communicating. But is that enough to go on a mass murder?
Harold Koplevits known child psychiatrist in New York, said that the 15 million children and teenagers in the United States suffer from various mental disorders, including autism and "Asbergera syndrome", but they rarely cause pain to others.
Something is brewing
A few days before Adam Lanza made a massacre in Sandy Hook, his mother open up a beer with a friend, who had asked the journalists not to be named. The conversation took place in the bar nyutaunskom My Place. According to the official 54-year-old Nancy Lanza, before she seldom spoke of youngest son, usually display a more favorable 24-year-old brother Ryan. This time, the conversation took an unusual turn.
"She looked down, arrested view mug in her hand, and said slowly:" Do with it gets worse. I'm afraid I'll lose it, "- says a friend. Nancy mentioned that Adam has recently tried to cause yourself pain and brought a lighter flame to his ankles and wrists. He's clearly something going on.
My friend said about Nancy Lanza only good. She grew up in the countryside, loved hawk. She had more than a dozen units of registered firearms, mostly rifles. Adam learned to shoot at age 9 with his mother practiced at the range, but it supposedly taught him to handle weapons carefully and responsibly.
John Tambasio, owner of the bar My Place, which Nancy Lanza attended for the past 17 years, insists that she is not the monster reared and taught him to kill. "Nancy was a strong, kind, loving man," - he said. Why Adam chose his mother his first victim? What happened between them in that terrible day and how it provoked continue the series of murders? We do not know. While this is a mystery and will probably remain a mystery forever. We only know that Adam shot the mother four times in the head with a rifle, and then went to her car to the school where she had taught. And, being in the school, began to shoot 7.6 year old children from high-velocity rifles «Bushmaster» caliber .223.
Who is to blame and what to do?
Foes of America, which is known to many around the world, is certainly relish this topic: Well, they say, they are killing children again. Crazy antics fatal for the world. But what's the truth: in America, affecting more often shoot at a time more victims.
Why? Great country, weapons at the hands of millions of units, in the insane also no shortage. All this is true. Yes, and adds fuel to the fire of popular culture. Previously loved blame Hollywood and comic book writer. Now in its effect on young minds put to the forefront video - technically sophisticated, exciting, interactive. Push a button and sing, watching fly hits the body of the label "enemies." Does this mean that it is necessary to remove such glorifying violence entertainment from circulation and to establish censorship? I do not think it should. And if anyone, and it occurred to hardly have helped.
Prohibit weapons can not. Restrict possible. After all, a limit speed on the roads, and do not prohibit machines that kill no less than the rifles and pistols. America's detractors would be worth to pay attention to something else. Every time there is a disaster such as the mass murder in Newtown, many people appear beautiful qualities which in the ordinary, everyday life often go unnoticed. Now we know what dedication showed school staff. Protecting children, they staked their lives. Director of the school, 47-year-old Don Hohsprang was killed while trying to disarm opoloumevshego shooter.
The teacher of the first class, 27-year-old Victoria Soto, barred children with his body and probably managed to save someone before it fell dead. Librarian Mary Ann Jacob rescued 18 children. When opened fire, she did not lose her, hid in the closet for kids stationery, told them to lock themselves inside and sit quietly.
"The scandal of outrageous proportions"
In Newtown came Obama. During his stay in the White House, it was already the fourth funeral mass for the victims of the massacres in schools and elsewhere. There are various ways to treat Obama's policy, but sincere tears appeared in the corners of his eyes, no doubt made him closer to nationals. At this point in front of them was not a politician, and his father, thinking of his children, and share the grief of other mothers and fathers. "Newtown, you are not alone!" - He cried.
Can do anything this man occupying the highest position in the country? Obama promised that he will use all the means, what has, and will seek to reform the laws on arms. "Can we say that we are doing everything possible to give all the children of this country the chance they deserve to live happily and have a goal? - The President asked the audience, which many did not hesitate to cry. - To be honest with ourselves, that begs an answer: "No". We are not doing enough, and it must change. "
Deliberately or not, but it sounded like a response to a sharp retort Michael Bloomberg, who, after a tragedy has accused Obama of inaction: "I think it's time for the president to prove himself as a leader. This should be the number one item on his agenda. He - the president of the United States, but it does not do anything ... His work does not consist of good intentions. His work - to act. "
New York's mayor, who has long been strongly in favor of restrictive measures on arms trade, very emotional tragedy took in school Sandy Hook. Speaking in a TV program "Meet the Press," he burst out accusatory tirade: "It is unthinkable. This happens only in America, and it is happening again, and again, and again ... We kill people in the schools, we are killing in hospitals, we kill in religious organizations. We kill the young, we kill the old, and we finally have to stop. "
Bloomberg hopes that now, after the occurrence of one of the bloodiest massacres in U.S. history, lawmakers in Washington finally come to their senses and something to really change in the rules governing trade in and possession of firearms.
Commissioner of the New York Police Department Ray Kelly looks at things more skeptical. Like, in the wake discuss the topic, but most will leave it as it is. But maybe this time it is too pessimistic.
"If the death of a child - the tragedy, the murder of twenty - the scandal of outrageous proportions," - said the Nobel Peace Prize winner Eli Wiesel.
The powerful gun lobby in Washington forced by public pressure to soften its stance. "The circumstances are so desperate that require aggressive actions," - said Rep. Rick Reholl, a Democrat from West Virginia. Agree with him many of his colleagues. So, perhaps, some kind of a restrictive measures in the legislation still to be introduced.