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Post by NToor on Oct 26, 2017 20:18:45 GMT -4
This articles has been very enlightening regarding the weak relation between mass shooting and mental illness. A better mental health care can help many mentally ill people and avoid some of the incidents but not all. According to the researchers who study mass murder, killers often don't recognize their illness. Many of these killers "externalize blame" and they don't recognize their flaws. As they don't realize there is anything wrong with them and they tend not to seek any help. And I agree better mental-health care can't help much in such cases. I agree with Fox's final argument in the article, even if there was some law (like the one in California) where therapists could report their patients to gun registries, in cases of people with thoughts of killing others would stop seeing their therapists. As it is mentioned in the article, handgun purchasers who have at least one crime conviction are seven times more likely to be charged with a new offence after they but their gun. I think there should more restricted laws against owning a firearm.
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Post by Fiyinfolu Mustapha on Oct 27, 2017 15:46:20 GMT -4
I loved reading this article as it explains why mass shooters didn't have a 'mental break' when they committed their crimes. Yes, such individuals indeed are mentally ill but I get frustrated when society is quick to attach 'mental disorder' to any individual who commits mass acts that goes against societal norms. Unfortunately, this only lessens the severity of punishment the individual must face which is like a slap in the face to the victims families. “If we were able to magically cure schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depression, that would be wonderful, but overall violence would go down by only about 4 percent.” This is a surprising finding but confirms what this article discusses, mental patients are more likely to cause harm to themselves before they can to others. Even though mass murderers, such as Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer suffered from antisocial personality disorder, their victims were targeted; they did not go into a crowd and shoot aimlessly.
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Post by robin chowdhury on Oct 30, 2017 3:31:41 GMT -4
Although this article mentions that only about 15-23% of these mass killers have mental illnesses, I do believe that this percentage should be higher. Yes, most of these killers have their own personal vendetta against people in their lives who they think have wronged them. But it seems that these killers take these negative thoughts to the extreme. Clearly, to the extent that they believe that these people who wrong them deserve to die. This might not be diagnosed as any psychological disorder, but these amplified emotions of revenge and power point to something that is not considered a normal state of mind.
Even though these people blame the outside world for their problems and most likely would not see a professional for mental health, the combination of this and the gun laws in USA makes for a very bad recipe for disaster.
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Post by Kemar Harewood on Nov 3, 2017 11:59:36 GMT -4
After reading this article it provided some insight into the minds of some of these killers. While these situation may be too extreme to rule out psychiatric derailments, I am of the opinion that these some of shootings are based on revenge and issues specific to ideological beliefs rather than mental health conditions. The article made mention of statistics that alluded to the fact that mental health conditions are found in many of the perpetrators of mass shootings. There is no way to definitively rule a mental health issue but correlation does not always mean causation. Therefore more research must be done into the perpetrators of these crimes in order to fully understand the the workings of their minds.
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Post by ms3adhamy on Nov 7, 2017 13:30:39 GMT -4
Better mental health cares won’t stop mass shootings, according to many articles online, such as “Serial Murder: Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives for Investigators.”. According to studies published in multiple articles, psychopathic killers hide in plain sight. They can be anyone, from a neighbor to mailman, security guard, teacher or even physician. I believe, changes should be made in regards to patients who have a psychiatric background. Such patients should be further evaluated before receiving gun certifications. More legal pressure on background checks should be followed. But, this is easier said than done, hence companies or local laws that would certify gun licenses cannot violate HIPPA so easily. The article “Why Better Mental-Health Care Won't Stop Mass Shootings” mentions that the connection between mental illness and mass shootings is weak and that these individuals would cause very little violence towards others. This is a reference the article used from the publication Myth Vs Fact. Which I could somewhat agree on since many other types of research prove this, yet for my own safety, I would not trust a mentally ill person with a firearm. At least, a more thorough background should be done in my opinion. References Beckett, L. June 10, 2014Myth vs. Fact: Violence and Mental Health. Retrieved November 07, 2017, from www.propublica.org/article/myth-vs-fact-violence-and-mental-healthMorton, R.J. 2005. “Serial Murder: Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives for Investigators.” National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Justice.
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