tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post6845564983135949763..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: Diagnosis And TreatmentAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-72812417448400554982012-12-24T15:37:24.590-05:002012-12-24T15:37:24.590-05:00Well, if there are 12-20 million illegal immigrant...Well, if there are 12-20 million illegal immigrants, and we can't deport all of them, cow could we possible get rid of 300 (est.) million firearms?<br /><br />Gun banners want to be safe from us, but not for us to be safe from them and criminals.Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-63049829216899336382012-12-22T19:56:09.359-05:002012-12-22T19:56:09.359-05:00It is fascinating to me those who know the most ab...It is fascinating to me those who know the most about mental health are quick to point out why changes to that field would be difficult and probably wouldn't have stopped this, but are also quick to say that gun law changes (about which they clearly know little/noting) would have helped a lot.<br /><br />My favorite was the comment that gun owners should have to submit to regular psychological evaluation, when given the attitudes expressed about guns, it was fairly clear that anyone who wanted to own a gun would immediately fail such an evaluation, at least from the recommender.ChemProfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01720659176087492651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-66000926938633918642012-12-22T16:58:36.557-05:002012-12-22T16:58:36.557-05:00I don't know if Adam Lanza was appropriately p...I don't know if Adam Lanza was appropriately prescribed antidepressant medications, obviously. But who goes seeking treatment for depression? Depressed people. Who do doctors try to fix? Broken people.<br /><br />My uncle sent me one of those "other channel" comments on the topic. 100,000,000 people on antidepressants - how many kill people? And even among those who do, was it the medication that caused it.<br /><br />So much of the commentary during tragedies is an expression of people's belief that "someone should have done something. this was solvable." I think we are programmed to believe that, because it improves our survival rate. But that doesn't make it true, just useful.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-90677972919808676502012-12-22T15:58:33.297-05:002012-12-22T15:58:33.297-05:00I'm picking up memes around the prescription o...I'm picking up memes around the prescription of anti-depressants to young people. There have been documented instances of anti-depressants being disapproved for children and teens for reason of causing depression and violence. I have NO sense of whether this holds water. I'm not hearing it on MSM -- but knocking around other channels. Dubbahdeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075702513873912334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-63496450663762083532012-12-22T13:18:56.728-05:002012-12-22T13:18:56.728-05:00I read retriever's comment and think it has a ...I read retriever's comment and think it has a lot of truth in it. I have been troubled by how easily everyone falls into blaming Nancy Lanza. The fact that. She had those types of weapons seems like the only legitimate criticism in my mind. Although even that could be blamed on the inability to see that her son could be so murderous. Maybe she might have feared for herself, but if Adam had never talked about harming others she might have only worried about him hurting himself.<br /><br />Still...it's always the mother' s fault...isn't it? :-(<br /><br />Personally, I view the whole thing as incredibly tragic for all involved. Tragic that Adam Lanza felt so angry, rageful, and broken that he wanted to hurt as many people as possible and then take his own life. Tragic that his mother was probably completely overwhelmed with a mentally ill adult son, having no real support, beyond financial support. Tragic that so many innocent people are bearing the transference of all that pain and anger from the Lanzas to their own families.terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12399706958844399216noreply@blogger.com