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Why labeling mass shooters as "monsters" could hurt efforts to stop them Criminologists tell 60 Minutes that dismissing shooters as incomprehensible villains misses an opportunity to prevent the crime.

Criminologists tell 60 Minutes that dismissing shooters as incomprehensible villains misses an opportunity to prevent the crime. cbsn.ws/4lndVyF

Editor’s note: This post replaces an earlier post that needed a clarification. 60 Minutes was referring to Iran’s nuclear program in the post, and not nuclear weapons.

Reza Pahlavi, a leader of the Iranian opposition to the Islamic Republic and the son of the deposed late shah of Iran, sits down with Scott Pelley to discuss this pivotal moment for Iran's leadership, whether regime change is coming, and what happens to Iran’s nuclear program.

Prince Reza Pahlavi says he wants to lead Iran in a transition to democracy Reza Pahlavi, the son of the late deposed shah of Iran, said he hopes to help lead a transitional government in his home country.

Iranian Prince Reza Pahlavi, the son of the country's last shah, is making his case for transitioning his home country to a democracy. cbsn.ws/4kZJ2jo

"When I think about what it means to be an American, I truly believe it's more than a pride we inherit. It's the past we step into and how we repair it,” says American poet Amanda Gorman.

“Gun violence is the number one killer of our children in America, and our society currently seems to have its head in the ground in refusing to acknowledge this,” says Steve St. Juliana, whose daughter was killed in a school shooting in 2022. cbsn.ws/3ORU0eM

“The best thing we can do to prevent violence is not to push kids out; it's to actually pull them in,” says Jillian Peterson, who has studied hundreds of mass shootings and interviewed the shooters themselves. cbsn.ws/474Z0D2

Could mass shooters have been stopped?

Jillian Peterson, who has studied hundreds of mass shootings and interviewed the gunmen themselves, says: “Every person we talked to said yes.” cbsn.ws/404qN2M

Criminology professor James Densley says the U.S. needs a new system for dealing with mass shootings.

“We get sort of thoughts and prayers. We get a situation where we pit off imperfect solutions against each other, because no one can agree on anything,” says Densley.

“We can’t let them off the hook. This was preventable.”

Buck Myre, whose son was killed in a school shooting, says the school should bear some responsibility. cbsn.ws/3OGxhSY

In 2021, for the first time in the U.S., parents were held criminally responsible for a mass school shooting committed by their child. cbsn.ws/4rTVynd

Four years ago, a 15-year-old student killed four of his classmates at a Michigan high school. According to prosecutors and court documents, there were warning signs for months. cbsn.ws/4l2szLt

“Changes that have been made at [the] legislative level, trying to add more mental health support, more gun control. It's all being reversed,” says Steve St. Juliana, whose 14-year-old daughter, Hana, was killed in a Michigan school shooting four years ago. cbsn.ws/4u2ck51

A new form of intimidation targets federal judges: hundreds of unsolicited pizzas sent to judges and their children across the country. It’s an innocuous delivery with an ominous message: “We know where you live.” cbsn.ws/4l4PoOC

Cybersecurity expert Ron Zayas guides 60 Minutes through the dark web, an online haven for anonymous threat actors looking to cause real-world harm. He warns that these messages are seen by millions, and it only takes one person to act. cbsn.ws/405qB39

Threats against federal judges come from across the political spectrum. But retired Judge John Jones, a Republican appointee, tells 60 Minutes the violent language on the right has no match. cbsn.ws/3MFNreN

“For the last 250 years in this country, it’s been the judges that say this is either constitutional or it isn’t…. [If] nobody’s going to enforce the Constitution, it becomes like the Constitution of Russia,” says Judge John Coughenour, a Ronald Reagan appointee. cbsn.ws/4bgCE3T

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche says, “We are routinely getting stays and getting reversals because of local judges just not following the law, full stop… It’s a war, man.” cbsn.ws/4bisfEY

“I think that the attacks against the judiciary are only getting worse. What I am seeing now is far different than what I have seen in the past,” says Judge Esther Salas, a federal district court judge in New Jersey. cbsn.ws/4sjeqfc

“If we’re not careful, we’re going to get a judge killed. It’s just that stark,” says retired federal Judge John Jones, a George W. Bush appointee.

A 60 Minutes investigation found that judges who ruled against the Trump administration have received threats. cbsn.ws/3OEfxrr

Hundreds of threats have been left on the judges' voicemails. Listen to some of those messages. cbsn.ws/3OGw1ze

Federal Judge John Coughenour says he’s received dozens, if not hundreds, of death threats after he ruled against the Trump administration. cbsn.ws/3N73lPr

Reza Pahlavi’s message to the Iranian people: “Have faith in yourselves.” cbsn.ws/4bi8NIn

“This is the time for them to make a decision. Do you want to join this time with the people? Or do you want to stand with the sinking ship?” says Reza Pahlavi, one of the most prominent Iranian opposition leaders and the son of the deposed shah of Iran. cbsn.ws/4u0ucNG

Reza Pahlavi describes a heroic moment that moves him to tears. cbsn.ws/4l3DjJu

“[President Trump] will go down in the annals of Iranian history as the most-celebrated foreign leader that changed the ballgame and changed the world as a result,” says Reza Pahlavi, a leader of the Iranian opposition to the Islamic Republic. cbsn.ws/404PMTv

Scott Pelley asks Iranian opposition leader, Reza Pahlavi, who has lived in exile for nearly 50 years: “Why would the people want you?” cbsn.ws/4u4thvw

Prince Reza Pahlavi says he wants to lead Iran in a transition to democracy Reza Pahlavi, the son of the late deposed shah of Iran, said he hopes to help lead a transitional government in his home country.

Prince Reza Pahlavi tells 60 Minutes he wants to lead Iran in a transition to democracy. cbsn.ws/3OHP7oC

“We were committed to fight regardless of an outside intervention,” Reza Pahlavi says of the Iranian people. “They're thanking President Trump for actually standing on his word and acting upon his word.” cbsn.ws/3NbDMN5

One of the most prominent members of the Iranian opposition and the son of the deposed late shah of Iran, Reza Pahlavi, recounts his reaction to this weekend’s airstrikes on Iran and the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. cbsn.ws/4l2Krpe