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Originally Posted by afterthefact
I both agree and disagree. I think that their pursuit of money as the answer for all of life's questions and problems has driven them to this mental state so that when they do kill themselves, money may be a large contributing factor to their decision but other things are involved as well, such as never finding the happiness they thought they would have.
While I feel bad for the people they have killed (wife, kids, etc) I feel no sorrow for the suicide victims. There are other things in life to live for. Sorry you thought you found it and were wrong, but giving up instead of looking for other roads to happiness is pathetic.
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I can see how someone might think of money as the only answer, and feel disappointed, even wildly depressed.
My point was more that I believe people either have the mind set to do something like this, or they don't. For a lot of people who lose everything, life becomes incredibly sad and unbearable. It doesn't mean they all are driven to violence. Those with the mental potential to commit a violent crime that is unprovoked, are not average people. I really believe people have a predisposition toward committing violent crime, some more than others.
In a court case I can see how the person's troubles might be used as defence, because it can influence their behaviour, but at the end of the day I don't think the decision to shoot your entire family is a normal one, no matter what happens to you. Pleading mental illness would get you a lot further than 'I had no money left'