What makes people do things like this?
By Marie Coyle
@MarieCoyle (48070)
June 30, 2025 2:04pm CST
Yesterday, a man in Idaho started a fire. He then hid himself and took up a sniper position, and when the firefighters arrived, shot and killed two of them, and another one is in ICU in critical condition.
Law enforcement tracked him and found him, but he was dead. It isn't known yet if he died from a self-inflicted gunfight wound, etc.
Yes, it happened in Idaho, but it could happen anywhere. But for the love of God, WHY??? What do people hope to accomplish, doing things like this???
https://apnews.com/article/coeur-dalene-idaho-shooting-firefighters-024d26274e0faacec1687f6dde789ced
https://apnews.com/article/coeur-dalene-idaho-shooting-firefighters-024d26274e0faacec1687f6dde789ced
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@LindaOHio (199862)
• United States
30 Jun
That's horrible. What goes through these people's minds?
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@LindaOHio (199862)
• United States
1 Jul
@MarieCoyle Wow. That's no reason to do what he did.
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@MarieCoyle (48070)
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2 Jul
@LindaOHio
From what more information I have read, he has always been a bit different, he had anger issues, etc. It appears there were a few signs that things were not well with him, and he was living out of his truck.
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@MarieCoyle (48070)
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1 Jul
I did read one news article that he had wanted to be a firefighter and wasn’t given the job.
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@MarieCoyle (48070)
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30 Jun
And he set the fire to get them there. How sick is that?
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@MarieCoyle (48070)
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1 Jul
@rakski
This is still under investigation I will try to check on it again.
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@MarieCoyle (48070)
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30 Jun
I have a really hard time with things like this that take innocent lives.
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@AmbiePam (102460)
• United States
1 Jul
@MarieCoyle Totally innocent! It’s stunning.
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@FourWalls (78472)
• United States
1 Jul
It happened in Rochester, New York in 2012 as well.
Why? Bruce Springsteen said in a song, “sir I guess there’s just a meanness in this world.” News reports said the firemen told the guy to move his car and he started the fire to get revenge on them. “I me my,” the theme song of humanity since Cain killed Abel.
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@MarieCoyle (48070)
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1 Jul
Yes, there is meanness, you are right. I just don't understand how anyone can be this evil.
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@Nakitakona (58395)
• Philippines
1 Jul
That man was out of his mind. He has a weird purpose why he did that arson.
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@MarieCoyle (48070)
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1 Jul
I think more information will come out through investigation soon.
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@snowy22315 (195558)
• United States
1 Jul
Just the devil..a purely evil psychopath. How else can you explain it?
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@MarieCoyle (48070)
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1 Jul
I can't explain it, and you are right, it is pure evil.
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@RasmaSandra (88670)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
30 Jun
He was not in his right mind but I wish he had just killed himself with no fire and no murder
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@MarieCoyle (48070)
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30 Jun
Yes, it is. I often wonder, did they try to get help and failed? Were they treated, and it didn't work out somehow, or they didn't follow up? Were they given medication, but didn't take it, or it didn't work? Of course, we never know...but there seems to be more insane violent acts like this, and more and more people die because of it all.
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@MarieCoyle (48070)
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2 Jul
Somehow, we need to get a handle on all of this...offer better mental help for people, etc.
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@nela13 (59079)
• Portugal
3 Jul
@MarieCoyle It seems mental health problems are on the rise worldwide.
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@MarieCoyle (48070)
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3 Jul
@nela13
I think so as well. An overload of bad situations is leading to a world in need of help in many ways.
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@MarieCoyle (48070)
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2 Jul
A lot of things that are happening these days don't make much sense to most of us. You are correct, it is insane.
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