From: The National Post
‘Mental instability’ must be considered when looking for motive behind attack: psychologist
May 1, 2018
What makes Monday’s horrific van attack so deeply terrifying is almost the “banality” of the new violence, said an expert in crime and human behaviour.
“Here you have a major thoroughfare in a major city and people are going about their lives and a van driving down the street just goes up the curb and starts cruising down the sidewalk,” said Frank Farley, a Canadian-born professor of psychological studies and education at Temple University in Philadelphia.
“That’s what makes it so exceptionally scary. This is almost a new form of violence that takes place in our 9 to 5 lives.”
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