Matthews to Audience: What Would It Take to Make You a Mass Murderer?

MSNBC host Chris Matthews, concerned about how it all went wrong for the suspected Boston bombers, asked his audience in the opening monologue of "Hardball" what sort of experiences it would take to make them "go out on a Monday and kill a bunch of Americans."

"What makes an innocent person into a cold-blooded killer?" Matthews asked. "A young militant into a murderer? You would think it would take some very bad experiences. Something bad enough to declare war on your fellow humanity. Ask yourself, what would have to happen to you to let you go out on a Monday and kill a bunch of Americans, then head back to the dormitory Tuesday night to hang out with another bunch of Americans?"

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