Jason Rodriguez, accused of killing one and injuring five, ‘is a compilation of the front page of the entire year — unemployment, foreclosure, bankruptcy, divorce,’ his lawyer says.
When people loose everything, sometimes they loose their minds and will do things that make no sense, like murder. This is a trend that will explode over the coming years as we enter the worst Great Depression ever.
Senseless murders and bank robberies will come to your town like wild fire as people’s lives spiral out of control and they simply loose it. It is already happening in many towns across the country.
But Rodriguez, 40, who was fired two years ago by the company he allegedly targeted, has one characteristic not unusual among mass shooters: money problems.
“This guy is a compilation of the front page of the entire year — unemployment, foreclosure, bankruptcy, divorce — all of the stresses,” Public Defender Bob Wesley, who is representing Rodriguez, said Saturday.
Workplace killings, in particular, often can be linked to an economic motivation.
“The person has lost a job, the person has been demoted, the person feels like he’s about to lose his job — it’s not the whole story, but it’s part of the motive,” said Charles Ewing, a forensic psychologist and professor at the University at Buffalo Law School.
