The Irish Examiner View: Take heed of online extremism

It is fair to say that the actions of the gunman who shot nine people dead in the German city of Hanau were the actions of a madman.

It is fair to say that the actions of the gunman who shot nine people dead in the German city of Hanau, before he killed himself, were the actions of a madman.

That he also shot his mother adds to the impression of a sense of desperation gone over a cliff. Mass shootings are normalised in America but, thankfully, they remain an exception across Europe.