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yardwork

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8. "I heard how his mother told a friend at a bar that she thought...."

Thu Dec 20, 2012, 11:27 PM

Dec 2012

As reported by media that have gotten every other detail of this case wrong from the beginning.

It's possible that Adam Lanza was very ill but we don't have anything but fourth-hand hearsay as evidence. Nor do we even have hearsay evidence that Adam tried and failed to access mental health care.

And again, your posts are ignoring the fact that the vast majority of people with mental illnesses are not violent. Where is the evidence that Adam Lanza had done anything violent before this? Maybe he did, but we haven't seen any evidence.

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Friend in CT who worked in mental health [View all] ErikJ Dec 2012 OP

What exactly are you wishing to express here? Fire Walk With Me Dec 2012 #1

The RW talking point about how it's the mentally ill who are the problem and not the irresponsible kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #2

Perspective of an ex-mental health worker in CT ErikJ Dec 2012 #3

That doesn't appear to be relevant to this case, however. yardwork Dec 2012 #4

Actually he was quite ill ErikJ Dec 2012 #7

"I heard how his mother told a friend at a bar that she thought...." yardwork Dec 2012 #8

institutions suck. lumberjack_jeff Dec 2012 #5

Geez...mental health miniscule budgets promote gun violence? Newsflash. libdem4life Dec 2012 #6

Most of the violent people we get with mental health issues rustydog Dec 2012 #9