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In reply to the discussion: Developing: Chardon High School in Geauga County is on lockdown right now after a shooting. [View all]pipoman
(16,038 posts)42. Ding, Ding, Ding
We have a winner. Lack of mental health services and addiction services are the biggest factor in many of these violent acts. Think of all of the notorious cases and how the criminal is almost always mentally ill. The most recent 20 years of decreasing violence in the US has been attributed by many to access to abortion services. I believe the next move in once again starting a rapid decline in violent crime is access to mental health services for anyone at any time.
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Developing: Chardon High School in Geauga County is on lockdown right now after a shooting. [View all]
titaniumsalute
Feb 2012
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And lots of citizen-level stigmatization of mental illness in general too, of course
Posteritatis
Feb 2012
#60
Something happening someplace does not mean it is happening more often. (nt)
Posteritatis
Feb 2012
#59
Gotta love insinuations of sinister motives in response to statements of facts... (nt)
Posteritatis
Feb 2012
#64
That totally explains why the three primary influential gun control statutes on the books right now
AtheistCrusader
Feb 2012
#34
Of course, there aren't many automatic firearms. It's the other 250 million that are a concern.
Hoyt
Feb 2012
#44
There aren't many, because an amendment to the NRA sponsored 1986 GCA closed the registry.
AtheistCrusader
Feb 2012
#47
NRA acquiesced because there was no way to win right for any yahoo to carry an automatic weapon.
Hoyt
Feb 2012
#48
Tragic all around. Off topic, but WHLO is one of FOUR Limbaugh stations in Cleveland
alp227
Feb 2012
#35
the lack of facial expression is disturbing. the other thing is see is a 'slight' kid.
xchrom
Feb 2012
#52
The rampant-speculation cycle will probably tell us what to blame in a couple of days. (nt)
Posteritatis
Feb 2012
#62