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In reply to the discussion: Just a reminder: Most people with mental illness are NOT violent. [View all]white_wolf
(6,238 posts)16. No the majority don't.
Intelligent ones often become bankers or CEO's though which can often cause a lot of harm too. I think I read a stat that said about 1/4 of all CEOs are sociopaths.
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I'm bipolar, and I think that shooters like this might be mentally ill but
GreenPartyVoter
Dec 2012
#5
Yes, and I guess not all sociopaths and psychopaths become murderers either, based
GreenPartyVoter
Dec 2012
#15
Yes, I saw something about that on the show too, I think. What stuck with me most was the doctor who
GreenPartyVoter
Dec 2012
#17
but this kid was a spree killer, not a serial killer. totally different phenomenon.
bettyellen
Dec 2012
#49
well spree killers are usually having a psychotic break that might have been prevented
bettyellen
Dec 2012
#60
I don't pretend to have answers, but right now anyone can buy anything if they cross a state line
bettyellen
Dec 2012
#71
Because it is inherently mentally unbalanced/ill to want to commit murders, mass or otherwise,
1monster
Dec 2012
#51
I agree... it's simply it feels like we tend to dismiss anything from a "disturbed mind"
NRA_SUCKS
Dec 2012
#52
Kicking because many folks here are actively stigmatizing all mentally ill people
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#3
I see people trying to get people to understand the health care crises in regards to the mentally
bettyellen
Dec 2012
#50
Most of the mentally ill people I know are out rescuing abused animals from normal people
Cetacea
Dec 2012
#4
Most people are not violent, but mentally ill people are just more unpredictable than those without
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2012
#9
"A very small percentage" are violent. We need to protect them from violence. Look at the numbers:
Cetacea
Dec 2012
#32
Except that the vast number of people who own guns want something that is only meant to kill.
originalpckelly
Dec 2012
#68
Violent Behavior and DSM-IV Psychiatric Disorders: Results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on
FarCenter
Dec 2012
#18
There are two types of bi-polar disorder and has been broken down further into several groups
FedUpWithIt All
Dec 2012
#29
I haven't heard everything about the young man that perpetrated this horrible act.....
ReRe
Dec 2012
#53
+10000. This creepy meme that's beginning to take hold that this shooting is about mental illness,
riderinthestorm
Dec 2012
#72
This article dropped like a stone yesterday, maybe better luck here? 5 myths on mass shootings
riderinthestorm
Dec 2012
#83