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In reply to the discussion: The Newtown tragedy will turn out to be related to Pharmaceuticals. [View all]wickerwoman
(5,662 posts)44. It's more than one thing.
Yes it's too many and too powerful guns in the hands of people who shouldn't have them.
But something is also making people snap more frequently than in other countries. We have deadlier incidents (guns) but we also have more frequent incidents overall (caused by???).
Other countries have more violent traditional cultures, play more video games, watch more violent movies, play more death metal, etc. but no other country drugs such a significant portion of its population to the extent that the US does. So to me, this is a theory that is worth exploring.
Also worth exploring is the role of our 24-hour tragedy porn media industry which doesn't exist in other countries to the extent it does in the US.
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So it is your opinion that the people which the medicine helped in her family is not valid?
still_one
Dec 2012
#6
Well, personally, I'm sitting here trying to correct some serious errors an accountant made ...
Denninmi
Dec 2012
#41
The NRA talking points for the last week have been the "mentally ill" crap as if the person
uponit7771
Dec 2012
#2
Looks like he did have help but still was to the point where his mom wanted to institutionalize him.
dkf
Dec 2012
#7
This family did. Regardless of that FACT, it doesn't matter. Adam Lanza had easy access to guns
riderinthestorm
Dec 2012
#11
You DON'T need a preceding criminal event for an involuntary commitment...
HereSince1628
Dec 2012
#13
I agree there needs to be far more funds available for MH care and all social programs.
Denninmi
Dec 2012
#47
Oy vey I self deleted the wrong post. The post I want to be here is meds help my family members
mucifer
Dec 2012
#16