New York shooter was looking for NFL offices

[Mr. Scot]

Yikes

As an aside, I have a feeling the internet (possibly sports radio as well) is going to see a lot of jokes told in very poor taste sometime soon

[Khaki Lackey]

Yeah, shooting up a building is not the best way to argue that you don't have CTE. Jesus.

[Luciu5]

25 minutes ago, Khaki Lackey said:

Yeah, shooting up a building is not the best way to argue that you don't have CTE. Jesus.

Yeah it would be, but the shooter was saying he DOES have CTE. Obviously unproven, because it can only be diagnosed post death. But yeah he wasn't arguing that he doesn't have CTE, quite the opposite.

[Gapanthersfan]

Here’s my soapbox/editorial, which is more of an aside on this tragedy: 
 

Unstable is unstable, regardless of the cause. I feel for all of the lives he ruined. Maybe states will stop closing inpatient MH facilities when they are needed more now than ever. There are a lot of abandoned inpatient facilities that shamefully are rotting away while lifers are sleeping in the streets. 

 

[Khaki Lackey]

1 hour ago, Luciu5 said:

Yeah it would be, but the shooter was saying he DOES have CTE. Obviously unproven, because it can only be diagnosed post death. But yeah he wasn't arguing that he doesn't have CTE, quite the opposite.

Gotcha, the wording made it seem like the NFL claimed he had CTE.

[Soul Rebel]

I also saw he took his own life by shooting himself in the chest. Seemed odd at first but I recall others that have done this, choose this location to preserve the brain/head for autopsy purposes. 

Sad all around....

[frankw]

Mental illness and high powered weaponry. Another day in America.

[Jay Roosevelt]

Did he even play in the NFL? If not, why did he blame them for his CTE?

[rebelrouser]

2 minutes ago, Jay Roosevelt said:

Did he even play in the NFL? If not, why did he blame them for his CTE?

Didn't the NFL cover up evidence that concussions could cause CTE? If that evidence had been made public, maybe more kids quit playing football and/or more advancements in helmet technology occur sooner.  I don't remember the facts of the NFL and CTE but there were allegations they covered up research.  

[HaricotVert]

12 minutes ago, rebelrouser said:

Didn't the NFL cover up evidence that concussions could cause CTE? If that evidence had been made public, maybe more kids quit playing football and/or more advancements in helmet technology occur sooner.  I don't remember the facts of the NFL and CTE but there were allegations they covered up research.  

Or more dads quit pushing their sons to play pop-Warner/JV/Varsity football

[HaricotVert]

Its a real dichotomy

 

I love watching the sport

I hate the toll that it extracts on some of those who play

[CRA]

46 minutes ago, Jay Roosevelt said:

Did he even play in the NFL? If not, why did he blame them for his CTE?

think he just played HS ball. 

I mean, I guess you could argue the NFL sort of sets a top down trickle effect for the entire sport.   I mean if the NFL said ramming your head into other heads is VERY bad and scrambles your brain.....it would impact other things

[Basbear]

 

[PNW_PantherMan]

1 hour ago, Jay Roosevelt said:

Did he even play in the NFL? If not, why did he blame them for his CTE?

Because brain damage?