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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s possible to be a racist and also to be mentally ill. [b]But being mentally ill doesn’t excuse[/b] racism and it doesn’t make it okay to single out Asian women for mass murder. [/quote]
It also doesn’t explain anything. “Mental illness” is a such a vague, amorphous blob word encompassing those of us with plain old generalized anxiety along with violent sociopaths. “Mental illness” isn’t really a common reason for people to go ape sht and murder people.

A history of domestic violence, on the other hand - that’s a huge risk factor for more violence. [/quote]
Mental lllness is a HUGE risk factor when it comes to crimes.  This article says 25% of the people arrested have a serious mental illness and the mentally ill are 9X more likely to go to prison than a mental hospital.  That's probably an underestimate since even serious mental illnesses often don't get diagnosed.  And mental illness is also associated with many other adverse outcomes such as drug abuse, homelessness, unemployment, physical illness, poverty and high school dropouts.  And domestic violence too.

https://www.psycom.net/how-to-reduce-mental-illness-in-prisons

Some of the most infamous mass murders in the US were definitely or probably committed by mentally ill people who were not receiving adequate treatment.

Why don't you know about what a significant factor mental illness plays in virtually every social problem in the United States?  Because every time someone brings it up, the pundits and the politicians refuse to even consider the mental illness factor and DCUM posters follow dutifully along.  Every time. No matter the issue.

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Are there stats on mass killings where courts have certified mental illness as the direct cause of the killings?  I am guessing there aren't many certified cases.  Plenty of mentally ill people do not engage in mass killings.  [/quote]

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