Posted May 29, 2014
monkeydelarge: Before someone goes on a mass murder rampage though, it's not a police problem because fortunately, our society hasn't reached the stage where there are "thought criminals". Someone posting an angry Youtube video shouldn't give the police any authority to do anything. Citizens still have some rights...and should have those rights. The right to express your thoughts without having to be afraid of the police knocking on your door, searching your home and treating you like a criminal.
iippo: http://gbtimes.com/world/two-accused-planning-kill-50-students-helsinki The were caught when they tried to recruit someone, who told his friend, who in turn told police.
There is fine line between "thinking" and "planning". If person is acting in very unstable manner, i think its absolutely normal to check if that person is more or less sane (at the very least).
Back to Elliot Rodgers. In his first video, IF he said he will do illegal things like murder people then the police should of searched his room but if it's just someone being sad(maybe suicidial) in a Youtube video, that someone should not be treated like a criminal suspect. Yeah, the cops did check on him. They asked him if he is thinking about killing himself and I think that is normal. But searching his home would of been beyond fucked up. I would of considered such an action, a huge violation of his rights and the violation of all our rights. It is insane to think sad or angry Youtube video = planning a mass murder rampage. The world is full of very sad, very angry people and they don't go out and murder people.
Here is his video. If you watch it, you will see, that he did not reveal he was planning on doing something. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFAt3ChOsuA&bpctr=1401342709
Post edited May 29, 2014 by monkeydelarge