Amuk
Due to the new killings outbreak in Binghamton, I was asked: "When people 'run amok' In Malaysia and Indonesia does it happen in clusters or cyclically?" "Running amok" (derived from the Malay word amuk , meaning "mad with rage") is as much a product of the copycat effect, as any other language's similar behaviors. The word was made popular by the colonial tales of Rudyard Kipling (an important Freemason writer whom I recently discussed here in conjunction with Slumdog Millionaire ). "Running amok" is merely a culturally-framed phrase to attempt to describe the underlying suicidal behavior that is viewed as a "murder-suicide rampage" today. For example, here is how Wikipedia approaches this: Behaviour strongly reminiscent of amok is also found in Western societies, and indeed the term is often used to refer to the behaviour of someone who, in the grip of strong emotion, obtains a weapon and begins attacking people indiscrim...