MUSIC’S
EFFECT ON KILLER

Topics: Entertainment; Influence; Mind; Music; Thoughts

References: Romans 12:2; 1 Corinthians 15:33; Philippians 4:8

“I used to think this ain’t affecting me; you’d have to be weak-minded to let this stuff affect you—and the whole time it affected me.” So said Jamie Rouse on how music affected his behavior. On November 15, 1995, Rouse walked into his Lynnville, Tennessee, high school carrying a.22 caliber rifle. He then killed a teacher and student.

—Bob Waliszewski, “Confessions of a School Shooter,” Plugged In (March 2001)