[Gay State Conservative]

Is it because these fine folks are stretched/stressed to the limit, or is it another reason?

There are lots of plausible explanations....drugs,family problems,a "Major Hassan" type of thing,psychiatric trauma (PTSD) and your suggestion just being several of them.

[ponygirl]

People are flipping out all over. Cannibalism, psychotic episodes. Just yesterday in my city, a guy smashed into a Porsche (badly injuring the driver), then stripped his clothes off, got on top of his car and started singing. Then he carjacked a Prius (must be a liberal, right?) and smashed into two more cars. The world has gone f*****g nuts: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2012/06/29/20120629scottsdale-police-carjacking-leads-crashes-closures-abrk.html