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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Mental illness does not discriminate.[/quote]
No it doesn’t. So we must also recognize that many of these mass shooters are indeed mentally ill to some extent. We mustn’t discriminate. They ended up dead or imprisoned for life. Remember that. [/quote]

I don’t think “most” mass shooters are mentally ill. Yes there are some - the Sandy Hook shooter and the Virginia Tech shooter both come to mind. Definite serious mental illness there and clearly a lot of suffering. But others were impulsive or motivated by revenge or just had violent personalities. Not much different than your run of the mill violent criminals and gang members.

Serious PPD often comes with intrusive thoughts - she may have been, literally, “hearing voices.” And as a PP has mentioned it’s so hard to get mental health care plus people suffering from mental illness can downplay their symptoms or act normal in a way that a person suffering from cancer or heart disease really can’t. [/quote]

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