08-11-2009, 09:08 PM
That would explain a lot. Symptoms of Gollin's aberrant personality have been discussed here before.
Clearly there is something wrong with this guy, and now this suggests the cause is probably attributable to something more organic than just his general assholism.
Speaking of assholes and uncanny similarities, Hitler also suffered from Parkinson's Disease. Here's what researchers say about its effect on him:
This seems entirely consistent with many of the symptoms and pathological traits Gollin has displayed (e.g., death threats, falsely claiming to be a "government agent," etc.).
In light of this shouldn't the U of Illinois act responsibly for a change and take precautions to protect the public? Given the recent events at Northern Illinois University, allowing such a person to roam freely about a campus of innocent, unarmed students really does invite another tragedy. Let's hope somebody alerts UIUC campus security about this potentially dangerous situation.
Clearly there is something wrong with this guy, and now this suggests the cause is probably attributable to something more organic than just his general assholism.
Speaking of assholes and uncanny similarities, Hitler also suffered from Parkinson's Disease. Here's what researchers say about its effect on him:
Quote:It has been proved that Adolf Hitler suffered from idiopathic Parkinson's disease. ... Two different character traits can be analysed in Hitler's personality: on the one hand the typical premorbid personality of parkinsonian patients with uncorrectable mental rigidity, extreme inflexibility and insupportable pedantry. On the other an antisocial personality disorder with lack of ethical and social values, a deeply rooted tendency to betray others and to deceive himself and uncontrollable emotional reactions. This special combination in Hitler's personality resulted in the uncritical conviction of his mission and an enormous driving for recognition. The neuropsychiatric analysis of Hitler's personality could lead to a better explanation of the pathological traits of one of the most conspicuous historical personalities.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10053222
This seems entirely consistent with many of the symptoms and pathological traits Gollin has displayed (e.g., death threats, falsely claiming to be a "government agent," etc.).
In light of this shouldn't the U of Illinois act responsibly for a change and take precautions to protect the public? Given the recent events at Northern Illinois University, allowing such a person to roam freely about a campus of innocent, unarmed students really does invite another tragedy. Let's hope somebody alerts UIUC campus security about this potentially dangerous situation.