http://healthland.time.com/2013/09/17/aaron-alexis-and-the-dark-side-of-meditation/This article is notable for 1) bringing in Dr. Willoughby Britton (pragmatic dharma scientist; runs
Cheetah House) as The Expert and 2) floating concepts originating with MCTB, but otherwise the article is a shallow treatment that doesn't differentiate between types of meditation, much less describe what kind of meditation Alexis was doing. You could mad lib this article to link any of the subject's habits to violence: "Scientists say gaming/meditation/alcoholism/mental illness are sometimes bad for you. Could that activity be solely to blame for this horrible rampage?"
If the reporter had cared to cover the subject properly instead of scaremongering, Dr. Britton could've given the reporter more useful information. I wonder if this is the first instance of the media using Daniel's (originally Bill Hamilton's?) "dark night" nickname for the dukkha nanas.