This is a good question for one to ask one’s self. That said, juliawise nailed it. If I had seen your reply before juliawise posted, I would have said, “‘Disorder’ imples the individual’s map doesn’t match the territory (well ok, consensus reality) in conspicuous ways, e.g., schizophrenia with paranoid delusions.”
The killer apparently identified himself to police as “the Joker” (with hair dyed red or orange instead of the comic book character’s green). He also rigged his apartment with booby traps but then told police about them. I’m not getting a strong sense of coherent goal-seeking here, in spite of the reported fact that the venue of the attacks was apparently chosen for maximum killing.
This is a good question for one to ask one’s self. That said, juliawise nailed it. If I had seen your reply before juliawise posted, I would have said, “‘Disorder’ imples the individual’s map doesn’t match the territory (well ok, consensus reality) in conspicuous ways, e.g., schizophrenia with paranoid delusions.”
The killer apparently identified himself to police as “the Joker” (with hair dyed red or orange instead of the comic book character’s green). He also rigged his apartment with booby traps but then told police about them. I’m not getting a strong sense of coherent goal-seeking here, in spite of the reported fact that the venue of the attacks was apparently chosen for maximum killing.
Yeah, I see it now. I’m pretty sure I would anticipate them having a significantly more faulty web of belief than non-serial killers.
If you think that the venue was chosen for maximum killing, you haven’t considered what someone who was optimizing for killing would do.
Another possibility is that Cyan and James Holmes are not as creative or intelligent as Decius.