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In reply to the discussion: Accused Colorado shooter has "mental illness," defense attorney says [View all]SoCalMusicLover
(3,194 posts)Somehow my comment took all sorts of tangents that had little to do with my intended point.
I really have no desire to get into a war of words over this.
My opinion is still that someone who carries out such a violent act as this, has no useful purpose in this world. Why should he take up hospital or jail space? Why should taxpayers be forced to basically treat and keep alive someone who has destroyed the lives of so many. And be clear, he has destroyed an incalculable number of lives. Not enough money to fund important social programs, but enough to medicate and "treat" him in an institution for perhaps the next 60 years.
And for what point? Are people like this usually destined for bigger and better things in life?
Thankfully the Nazi in Wisconsin saved us the trouble of hearing how he was mentally unstable.
Perhaps those who took issue with my comments should realize that I am not try to make comparisons between the mentally ill and non-humans. I merely meant the latter in reference to someone capable of such monstrous acts, who then stand behind a made up mental illness.
And I guess if someone who led the life this guy apparently led up until recent months, can mask this illness for his whole life, and then just snap, it is something I guess we should all be concerned about. Could someone we think is perfectly sane, have a mental illness buried deep inside?