Is it Important to Know the Movie Theater Shooter’s Motive?

During his Sunday CNN show, "Reliable Sources," Howard Kurtz said he doesn’t want to know what motivated the Aurora, Colo. shooter, suggesting that it's not something that can be understood.

Anderson Cooper has made it a point not to utter suspect James Holmes’ name more than necessary, to avoid giving him notoriety. 

But when asked, some of the victims have said that in time they can forgive the shooter. One victim said, he forgives him already. 

On Monday, MSNBC host Joe Scarborough, wondered if the suspect had some type of autism. According to the Huffington Post, Scarborough’s son has Asperger's syndrome.

The Huffington story quoted Scarborough: "Most of it has to do with mental health. You have these people that are somewhere, I believe, probably on the autism scale," said Scarborough, whose own son has Asperger's syndrome. "I don't know if that's the case here, but it happens more often than not. People that can walk around in society, they can function on college campuses, they can even excel on college campuses, but are socially disconnected."

Does it matter to you what drove the shooter to Friday’s rampage? 

Do you believe he is likely a psychopath, as some suggest? Would you want to know if layers of insecurities caused him to isolate himself and somehow go off the charts? Would you care if it turns out that he's mentally ill?

Take our poll and tell us more in the comments.