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etherealtruth

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1. From the info available it appears

Reply to upaloopa (Original post)

Sun May 25, 2014, 03:38 PM

May 2014

... the family of the mass murderer attempted everything within their power to obtain treatment and/or help for their son before he went off on a murder spree. The mental health professionals appear to have used the tools at their disposal. They essentially had very very few options ... and they tried those options.

"The common denominator here is the guns." .... that's how I see it.

I see these as two separate issues that have tragically overlapped .... the paucity of options for the mentally ill and the issue of guns in our society

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Here is some information about Santa Barbara County Mental Health [View all] upaloopa May 2014 OP

From the info available it appears etherealtruth May 2014 #1

"The common denominator here is the guns." Except for the three he stabbed to death... friendly_iconoclast May 2014 #2