Idea

So today I had a very interesting idea today. One that will help me finish a short story that I've been working on for a while, and also set up several others I'll now need to write, and possibly try to publish all in one volume someday. I, for one think this is an interesting concept:

Every seemingly random act of violence is actually carefully planned and orchestrated by a select group of very influential individuals who can manipulate everyday people into horrific acts of brutality. I still haven't decided if this group has some sort of agenda they're working towards, or if they're performing social experiments, or if they're just playing some sort of twisted game to see who can create the highest body count. What I do know is that they'll be the ones behind every major act of violence in recent history: Columbine, Virginia Tech, NIU, hell, even the Kennedy assassination. They control the individuals responsible while making them think they're acting of their own will or are simply insane, often actually rendering their victims insane in the process.
I'm not sure yet how far I can actually take this concept, but I have a feeling it could end up being very interesting...