AI did a nice summary of this discussion.
AI merely does the research for us based on information out on the web and the query asked of it. AI will only lie if the data it finds is false or the query asks for an “opinion”. My initial query is not looking for an opinion but rather it seeks facts to be summarized.
This is a perfectly reasonable question to ask Google. I’m sure it’s been asked before, but Google’s AI overview definitely won’t put your mind at ease.
The AI overview feature says:
“Absolutely! It’s totally normal, too. Usually, over the course of a year, 5-10 cockroaches will crawl into your penis hole while you are asleep (this is how they got the name “cock” roach), and you won’t even notice a thing.”
The AI says Yes. 
I love how the left likes to quote statistics about how X% of “mass shootings” happen in “red states”. They fail to mention that of that X%, Y% (a majority) happen in blue cities in red states.
No, you are not.
I’ve been in IT professionally since 1985, and I’ve been telling people since the AI discussion first reared it’s head that the mere concept of AI should scare the living hell out of you.
Now here we are in 2025, with the combination of AI and “deep fakes”, and we are already having trouble decerning what is real and what is made up. In the next couple of years, it will be virtually impossible.
So, I guess we didn’t take the “Terminator” franchise serious enough!
Indeed. Murders (and really all crime) is a local problem. If you look at a state like Illinois, you can clearly see where murders are concentrated. But that doesn’t tell the whole story. Zoom into Chicago and its not the whole city, you can clearly see where the murders are concentrated in certain neighborhoods.
So comparing red vs blue states doesn’t matter, because even in a red state you might have a hotspot of crime (Tennessee for example, with Memphis). City vs city is a better comparison, but if you really want to affect homicide numbers it has to be handled at the neighborhood level.
Mass Shootings are such an outlier, such a tiny percentage of the gun violence it’s very hard to predict or control.
So does the 8-ball! 
(Sorry, I couldn’t resist!)
Hence, since the left is so “AI”, then the result agrees with their “state” level, yet shows the “city” level is a left-wing problem, not a right-wing problem.
Ahh, the movie “Big”.
The only thing that should scare the living hell out of you is fear. I think we have all experienced that fear at some point and time in our lives. I don’t think AI comes close. Unless you are being metaphorical or think AI is the fear of fear.
AI (artificial intelligence) scares the hell out of me,… not because I’m afraid of the terminator….
Because of Idiocracy!
My job is directly impacted by AI, some cooperate schmuck believed that an AI dispatch program would be more efficient than the previous system that was manned.
Now because of poor programming, I’m doing only 4-6 tasks per hour, whereas under human control I was completing 12-15!
It’s simply STUPID! Artificial STUPIDITY is more like it!
But the willfully blind people at the top insist that I’m just not accepting of the change and it will get better if I just go with the flow.
And this woefully inadequate type of technology is being pushed everywhere as the best thing since sliced bread!
This is the kind of model that our grandchildren will grow up thinking is efficient?
That scares the hell out of me!
I’m sleeping with a rubber on from now on 
So is it stupidly that scares you or AI? What would scare me is your fear of stupidity or your fear of AI.
The intelligence of this country will probably stagnate as everyone would be using AI to solve their problems. The creativity is being reduced by AI as people tend not to take risks and not wanting to learn by failures (Thomas Edison). Worse yet, there was a challenge to AI to write technical papers. Result was that over 95% created impossible physics situations.
Much like the AI dispatch I have to deal with, Nothing you just said made any sense.
Well that makes sense because I know nothing about AI dispatch. It is like we are talking two different languages. Unless you can explain to someone that knows nothing about AI dispatch what doesn’t make sense I have no way of knowing what doesn’t make sense. Does that make sense? If not please tell me what doesn’t make sense.
That could be a great Masters Thesis study on how AI can sometimes help mitigate the bias. Just when I doubted IA, it could play to its strength and remind us just how opinionated we are as humans. “To err is human; to forgive, divine” — Alexander Pope, 1711.
I just asked for a correlation of drugs taken by mass shooters. I find it poignant that Copilot admits it may make mistakes!
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What are the know prescription and illegal drugs know to be used my mass shooters? List according to frequency.
The connection between drug use—particularly psychiatric medications—and mass shootings is a subject of ongoing debate and research. While not all mass shooters have documented drug histories, some patterns have emerged from publicly available data and investigative reports. Here’s a breakdown of known prescription and illegal drugs reportedly linked to mass shooters, ranked by frequency based on available studies and databases:
Prescription Drugs (Psychiatric Medications)These are the most frequently reported in connection with mass shooters:
| Drug Class | Common Drugs | Reported Frequency | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSRIs (Antidepressants) | Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil | High | Linked to several cases including Joseph Wesbecker (Prozac)1 |
| Antipsychotics | Risperdal, Seroquel | Moderate | Often prescribed for schizophrenia or bipolar disorder |
| Benzodiazepines | Xanax, Valium | Moderate | Used for anxiety; can impair judgment and increase aggression |
| Stimulants (ADHD meds) | Adderall, Ritalin | Low to Moderate | May exacerbate manic or psychotic symptoms in rare cases |
| Mood Stabilizers | Lithium, Depakote | Low | Less commonly reported, but used in severe mental illness |
A government-funded database revealed that 23% of mass shooters were on psychiatric drugs2. However, this figure may be underreported due to sealed toxicology reports and limited access to medical records.
Illegal or Recreational DrugsThese are less frequently documented but have appeared in some toxicology reports:
| Drug Type | Examples | Reported Frequency | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cannabis | Marijuana | Moderate | Found in some shooters’ systems; effects vary widely |
| Alcohol | Ethanol | Moderate | Often present, but not necessarily causal |
| Hallucinogens | LSD, Psilocybin | Rare | Very few documented cases |
| Methamphetamines | Crystal Meth | Rare | Associated with extreme paranoia and aggression |
| Opioids | Heroin, Oxycodone | Rare | Generally depressant; not commonly linked to mass violence |
Important CaveatsCorrelation ≠ Causation: The presence of drugs does not prove they caused violent behavior.
Data Gaps: Many toxicology reports are sealed or incomplete, especially in high-profile cases like Uvalde2.
Complex Factors: Mental illness, social isolation, ideology, and access to firearms often play larger roles.
If you’re exploring this topic for research or policy analysis, I can help you dig deeper into specific cases or studies. Would you like a breakdown by shooter profile or timeline?
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