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[quote=Anonymous][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[b] serious mental illness[/b] there and clearly a lot of suffering. But others were impulsive or motivated by revenge or just had [b]violent personalities[/b]. 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]
How do you define "serious mental illness"? There are varying degrees of "serious mental illness."
Is a "violent personality" itself a mental illness? Why do you think a "run of the mill violent criminal" is not mentally ill?[/quote]

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