Extreme overvalued beliefs : clinical and forensic psychiatric dimensions /
In October of 2018, Cesar Sayoc mailed pipe bombs to 16 supposed critics of former president Donald Trump. After his arrest by the FBI, Sayoc eventually pled guilty to multiple felony charges including using weapons of mass destruction in an attempted domestic terror attack. At the time of his sente...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2024]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | In October of 2018, Cesar Sayoc mailed pipe bombs to 16 supposed critics of former president Donald Trump. After his arrest by the FBI, Sayoc eventually pled guilty to multiple felony charges including using weapons of mass destruction in an attempted domestic terror attack. At the time of his sentencing, Sayoc's defense attorneys used the terms 'delusion' and 'obsession' to describe the beliefs that led to his actions, arguing that he acquired these beliefs from right-wing media and Facebook interactions. Riveting and surprising in its persuasive simplicity, 'Extreme Overvalued Beliefs' makes a profound argument that most violent targeted attacks are incorrectly classified as motivated by delusions or obsessions. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations. |
| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780197612583 019761258X 0197612555 9780197612552 9780197612576 0197612571 |