All American Boy Terrorist
by digby
What happens if this American Muslim Chattanooga shooter turns out to just be one of the usual screwed up young American males who decide they need to commit suicide by mass killing?
Four days after the shooting, the FBI has not found any connection to overseas terrorist groups, but Mohammod Abdulazeez’s diary says that as far back as 2013, he wrote about having suicidal thoughts and “becoming a martyr” after losing his job due to his drug use, both prescription and non-prescription drugs, the family representative said.
In a downward spiral, Abdulazeez would abuse sleeping pills, opioids, painkillers and marijuana, along with alcohol, the representative said.
Most recently, the 24-year-old was having problems dealing with a 12 hour overnight shift, and had to take sleeping pills, according to the representative. The young man was also thousands of dollars in debt and considering filing for bankruptcy.
Three months before the shooting, Abdulazeez was arrested on April 20 — a day celebrated annually by marijuana users — and charged with drunk driving. The arresting officer noted a smell of marijuana in the car.
I didn’t know that ISIS was a big pothead organization. It surprises me, frankly.
It’s unknown if this kid was in contact with ISIS or inspired by jihad or whatever. But it sounds as though it doesn’t really matter. He wasn’t any different than all these other young shooters with mental and emotional problems and easy access to guns.
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