Two Slaughters, Two Offenders, Two Methods, Two Lessons

by S. Lee Funk | Jun 6, 2025 | Inside the Mind: Expert Insights

Nobody attends an outdoor celebration expecting extreme violence, which, of course, from the perspective of the perpetrator is exactly the reason for selecting such a venue. The recent calamity at the Filipino street festival in Vancouver with ll dead by intentional...

Finally, a Proactive Legal Move that May Reduce Rampage Causalities

by S. Lee Funk | Apr 22, 2025 | Inside the Mind: Expert Insights

The state of Georgia is doing something in the wake of a school shooting that is rare and can provide guidance for other states and municipalities. It is putting aside rhetoric and absolutist positions on gun possession to develop realistic bipartisan legislation that...

Surgically Removing the Media Skim and Political Spin to Get Inside The Head of a Potential Assassin

by S. Lee Funk | Jul 31, 2024 | Case Studies & Cultural Commentary, Inside the Mind: Expert Insights

There is an essential point that investigators and journalists are not adequately considering in seeking the motivation for the recent sudden assault by Thomas Matthew Crooks at a rally for former President Donald Trump: namely, it was not an assassination attempt –...

Carnage and Culpability: Affixing Blame Versus Assessing a Threat

by S. Lee Funk | Jan 31, 2024 | Inside the Mind: Expert Insights

If it is true that the sins of the parents are visited on successive generations, is the reverse also the case? Our society cherishes the notion of individual accountability and so it is rare that we hold persons liable for acts committed by relatives or...

Quick Reference on Firearm Use in Mass Shootings

by S. Lee Funk | Jun 2, 2022 | Inside the Mind: Expert Insights

“A record of active shooters occurrences (defined as situation where an individual is actively attempting to kill in a populated space) via an FBI data base and media reports from 2000 through 2017 shows 248 occurrences in America with 76 involving a rifle....