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JoeOtterbein

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12. Actually many mass killers are considered "sane", and many innocent people are routinely...

Reply to former9thward (Reply #8)

Tue Aug 6, 2019, 11:56 PM

Aug 2019

...condemned to jail, and worse, for being mentally ill.

One has nothing to do with the other.

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Can we please please stop doing this? [View all] SHRED Aug 2019 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author elleng Aug 2019 #1

Are you kidding? SHRED Aug 2019 #2

K&R... spanone Aug 2019 #3

K&R, Its the new republican thoughts and prays that some dems don't fight back against. uponit7771 Aug 2019 #4

Correct SHRED Aug 2019 #5

its a convenient excuse for the republicans nt msongs Aug 2019 #6

No FBaggins Aug 2019 #7

Every Fucking time SHRED Aug 2019 #20

I don't know about "culprit" FBaggins Aug 2019 #33

So people who commit mass killings are sane? former9thward Aug 2019 #8

Actually many mass killers are considered "sane", and many innocent people are routinely... JoeOtterbein Aug 2019 #12

Considered sane by you maybe.... former9thward Aug 2019 #34

You clearly know a lot about psychology. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2019 #39

Yes, it shows... former9thward Aug 2019 #48

Swish. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2019 #49

You are insulting the pres of the American Psychological Association. Read the article uppityperson Aug 2019 #13

Thank you SHRED Aug 2019 #17

The quote I replied to is ridiculous. former9thward Aug 2019 #35

Post hoc ergo prompter hoc. LanternWaste Aug 2019 #37

You are welcome for copying more of the article for you to read. uppityperson Aug 2019 #47

Your ignorance is disturbing SHRED Aug 2019 #18

Don't use opaque URLs if you want people to read articles you excerpt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2019 #21

Excuse me SHRED Aug 2019 #23

I don't know if any person who commits any act of homicide is sane ck4829 Aug 2019 #19

The term "mental illness" is used SHRED Aug 2019 #24

They're actually very fucking sane. John Fante Aug 2019 #30

Wrong. former9thward Aug 2019 #36

Society?!! Those are some strong expert opinion you got there. John Fante Aug 2019 #46

It's always metal illness... zaj Aug 2019 #9

So then why aren't all murderers... SHRED Aug 2019 #29

The "reality" is that the legal definition of insanity is extremely narrow and specific. former9thward Aug 2019 #38

You do not have the slightest idea what you're talking about Tarc Aug 2019 #40

Yes, they are. Mental illness isn't an excuse. zaj Aug 2019 #42

It's not a part at all. Sack up and take responsibility Tarc Aug 2019 #43

It has nothing at all with excuses... zaj Aug 2019 #44

Because others use someone's mental illness as a reason to kill them. JoeOtterbein Aug 2019 #10

K&R uppityperson Aug 2019 #11

Leaving mental illness out of the discussion is a start DemocracyMouse Aug 2019 #14

I honestly do not think that extreme hatred and prejudice is a "mental illness". smirkymonkey Aug 2019 #15

THIS & the notion that every one who kills must be mentally ill is poppycock ... mr_lebowski Aug 2019 #25

Truth! SHRED Aug 2019 #27

Exactly n/t PandoraAwakened Aug 2019 #32

Beautifully stated SHRED Aug 2019 #26

When I was a young child (from about 5 yo to about 10 yeo) Stonepounder Aug 2019 #16

Thank you for sharing this SHRED Aug 2019 #28

so can we take a different approach... TalenaGor Aug 2019 #22

Problem is, he's the one calling the bluff PandoraAwakened Aug 2019 #31

This is not a mental illness thing. It is an "easy access to guns" + "toxic masculinity" thing Tarc Aug 2019 #41

Well said SHRED Aug 2019 #45