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HereSince1628

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7. Yes, that's the paper.

Reply to Jackpine Radical (Reply #4)

Sat Dec 22, 2012, 10:39 AM

Dec 2012

IMO it provides a pretty good foundation for understanding fear and politics, even why we have calls for public policy about the extraordinarily low actuarial risk of criminal gun violence from the mentally ill

It's clearly a piece of advanced work and requires a bit of work. But for anyone wanting to take on these things on an intellectual level...it is a great starting place.

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About this whole mental health thing-- [View all] Jackpine Radical Dec 2012 OP

Unfortunately, this also about confirmation of fear based stereotypical bias HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #1

Abstract Jackpine Radical Dec 2012 #4

Yes, that's the paper. HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #7

Just look at what they've found, and think about reactions to the Newtown massacre HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #10

Perhaps, but the mentally ill should be the first to lose their gun privileges... Comrade_McKenzie Dec 2012 #2

That's some hard-core bigotry, right there lbrtbell Dec 2012 #5

We already have a comprehensive... 99Forever Dec 2012 #9

You got that right. "Mendacious...wild-eyed" - The NY Times called it. byeya Dec 2012 #11

Maybe LaPierre should be given a few tests to assess his mental state first lunatica Dec 2012 #12

I volunteer to read his MMPI. Jackpine Radical Dec 2012 #14

I completely agree... OneMoreDemocrat Dec 2012 #3

I'm glad you are sympathetic but I have a question... HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #6

check out this National Institutes of Health paper green for victory Dec 2012 #8

I think prescribing physicians are already into that, and I'm glad you mention "cases" HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #13