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Did you know Elliot Rodger wanted to kill over 20,000?
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Subject: Did you know Elliot Rodger wanted to kill over 20,000? Sun Jul 01, 2018 4:17 am
From the manifesto, Part 6, 22 years old:
"I mused that once I descend upon Isla Vista, armed with my weapons and my burning hatred, I would definitely make sure to target the people who lived in that house I was attacked in. The plan was to destroy the entirety of Isla Vista, and kill every single person in it, or at least kill as many popular young people I could before the police arrive and I’d have to kill myself."
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Subject: Re: Did you know Elliot Rodger wanted to kill over 20,000? Sun Jul 01, 2018 4:55 am
He was 0.024% of the way there, so not too far off.
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Subject: Re: Did you know Elliot Rodger wanted to kill over 20,000? Sun Jul 01, 2018 8:28 am
I'm pretty sure he was speaking figuratively.
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Subject: Re: Did you know Elliot Rodger wanted to kill over 20,000? Sun Jul 01, 2018 9:32 am
Elliot Rodger wrote:
The plan was to destroy the entirety of Isla Vista, and kill every single person in it, or at least kill as many popular young people I could before the police arrive and I’d have to kill myself.
The first part of his sentence is fantasy, then the second part is what he really intended to do. But fantasy is important to better understand people.
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Subject: Re: Did you know Elliot Rodger wanted to kill over 20,000? Thu Sep 06, 2018 2:37 am
I think if you remove the last 3 '0's, then you are more realistic.
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Subject: Re: Did you know Elliot Rodger wanted to kill over 20,000? Thu Sep 06, 2018 2:48 am
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Subject: Re: Did you know Elliot Rodger wanted to kill over 20,000? Thu Sep 06, 2018 5:10 am
I remember watching that long video he did before the attack and read part of his manifest (which is disturbing) so it's no surprise he wanted to kill that many people especially since he talked about an evolution or something through his actions.
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Subject: Re: Did you know Elliot Rodger wanted to kill over 20,000? Thu Sep 06, 2018 7:40 am
He wouldn't be the first mass killer who set his goals sky-high.
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Subject: Re: Did you know Elliot Rodger wanted to kill over 20,000?
Did you know Elliot Rodger wanted to kill over 20,000?