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4. That doesn't appear to be relevant to this case, however.
Thu Dec 20, 2012, 11:07 PM
Dec 2012

Yes, our mental health system is a disaster, and yes, it leads to all kinds of problems. There's no evidence that lack of mental health care had any impact on Adam Lanza's life, though, much less any direct impact on his decision to shoot all those people.

There's no evidence that Adam Lanza was diagnosed with any mental illness or that he was turned away or lacked access to care.

We can speculate that he may have had a mental illness but it is purely speculation. And, by the way, you're contributing to the stereotype that people with mental illnesses are violent.

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