Office shooter's rampage shows terrifying rise of motive-free violence, experts warn

[mystery-ak]

Office shooter's rampage shows terrifying rise of motive-free violence, experts warn
Experts say attackers share common profile of alienation and despair but remain hard to identify
 By Julia Bonavita Fox News
Published August 24, 2025 10:00am EDT

As Americans continue to witness senseless violence throughout their communities, the rise of nihilistic violence is raising alarms for law enforcement as officials try to prevent attacks that often come without warning following a mass shooting in New York City that left four dead last month.

The concept of nihilistic violence – acts lacking an ideological motive and often driven by a need to gain approval in extremist online communities – remains a key conversation whenever a mass tragedy is carried out. 

"Nihilistic violence is destruction for its own sake," Jonathan Alpert, a New York City-based psychotherapist, told Fox News Digital. "It isn’t about money, ideology, or revenge; rather, it’s violence born of emptiness."

"Other acts of violence, however twisted, usually have a motive that can be identified," he said. "Nihilistic violence is different because the act itself is the message: a statement of meaninglessness, a way of saying ‘nothing matters, so I’ll be destructive.’"

In 2024, 65% of terrorist attacks carried out in Western countries were not associated with any belief system of the perpetrator, marking a significant rise compared with data from previous years, according to the latest Global Terrorism Index.

The report acknowledges that a portion of the increase can be attributed to a lack of information regarding specific attacks; it also likely indicates a rise of "ideologically confused" acts of terrorism.

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[mountaineer]

Nihilism increases as church attendance decreases.

[Smokin Joe]

This seems a natural offshoot of a hatred filled media, desensitization toward violence in the media (especially 'entertainment' media: The Purge movie franchise comes to mind), violence charged rhetoric from political figures and so-called 'influencers', and an almost complete lack of moral training.

It is the 'if it feels good do it!" philosophy charged with irrational hatred, beyond even the 'Hate Week' orgies of violent intent found in Orwell's 1984, not even needing justification in the minds of those who have been convinced they are just 'victims striking back' --at people who have done them no wrong.

Part of our culture is dangerously sick.

[DB]

The participation trophy entitlement crowd lose their minds when confronted with reality. They strike out at anyone who has earned their way.

[rangerrebew]

Office shooter's rampage shows terrifying rise of motive-free violence, experts warn
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As Americans continue to witness senseless violence throughout their communities, the rise of nihilistic violence is raising alarms for law enforcement as officials try to prevent attacks that often come without warning following a mass shooting in New York City that left four dead last month.
 
The concept of nihilistic violence – acts lacking an ideological motive and often driven by a need to gain approval in extremist online communities – remains a key conversation whenever a mass tragedy is carried out. 

"Nihilistic violence is destruction for its own sake," Jonathan Alpert, a New York City-based psychotherapist, told Fox News Digital. "It isn’t about money, ideology, or revenge; rather, it’s violence born of emptiness."

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[rangerrebew]

It's a good thing no one had a weapon, or the perp may have been stopped.

[Smokin Joe]

It's a good thing no one had a weapon, or the perp may have been stopped.

Well the gun free zone sign was 98% effective...

[MeganC]

Every act of violence starts with a motivation.

But if the motivation is Islam or Marxism then suddenly the motivation becomes a mystery.
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[rangerrebew]

But if the motivation is Islam or Marxism then suddenly the motivation becomes a mystery.
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