Quote Originally Posted by .blank cd View Post
Mental illness is just another scapegoat for gun violence. There's no clear way to tell who is more prone to violent behavior and there's no real evidence that suggests mentally ill people commit gun violence at a greater rate than the general population. I personally know clinically mentally unstable people who wouldn't hurt a fly, clinical psychopaths and sociopaths who are no more prone to violence than anyone else, and otherwise normal people who I would have to keep an eye on if someone pissed them off the right way.
Quote Originally Posted by .blank cd View Post
As someone studying in the field of psychology, I can assure you that most of the experts will tell you that generally anyone who kills another human being, without first a clear definition of "mental health issues" doesnt exactly have mental health issues. If a disregard for human life is somehow a new qualifier for "crazy", I can stuff A LOT of people in that category.
Let me see if I understand you correctly.
You take Pschology 101 or some lectures, and have not studied any of these cases that I clearly pointed out, have not met with any of the individuals, have not reviewed any of their profiles, but you know more about these cases than the professionals that have actually studied these cases?
Is that correct? Because I gave specific instances in this thread, and you came back with a general vague statement, essentially using yourself and your own personal background as your basis for an opinion going against professional psychologists. You might want to get checked for Narcissistic Personality Disorder, if that is the case.

Newtown - Adama Lanza
Adam’s uncle said he was taking an anti-psychotic drug called Fanapt.Fanapt can cause suicidal thoughts and affect judgment according to product warnings by drug manufacturer Novartis.
He was evidently bad enough that his mother was taking him to a psychatrist, and the Huffington Post reported that she was seeking to have him committed.

Aurora Massacre - James Holmes (student at University of CA, Riverside and University of CO, Denver)
Holmes' defense attorneys claimed in a motion he was a "psychiatric patient" of the medical director of Anschutz's Student Mental Health Services prior to the Aurora shooting. CBS News reported that Holmes met with at least three mental health professionals at the University of Colorado prior to the massacre. Two weeks before the shooting, he sent a text message asking a graduate student if they had heard of the disorder dysphoric mania, and warning the student to stay away from him "because I am bad news."
His psychatrist is Dr. Lynne Fenton, and she is being sued by one of the widows.
Aurora widow sues James Holmes

Isla Vista Massacre - David Attias (student at University of CA, Santa Barbara)
Fact: He Was found legally insane and to have bipolar disorder.
David Attias - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Isla Vista Car Massacre: Ten Years Later The Santa Barbara Independent
The Latest : Insane driver who killed four in Isla Vista massacre could be set free following hearing | 89.3 KPCC

Susan Smith - Smith's defense psychiatrist diagnosed her with dependent personality disorder.

You really want to claim that mental illmess is just a scapegoat in these specific cases?

Oh, and you never did back up your statement about cars being a technical right either. Par for the course it seems...