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You missed Newtown, CT. The shooter certainly had "mental issues."

• dragontamer 10y ago
  Yeah. He had Asperger syndrome and sensory-integration disorder. Last time I checked, my friend's brother with Aspergers wasn't shooting up people. To blame the shooting on the mental illness of the Sandy hook shooter is a harmful slur against the many peaceful people who struggle with various mental health issues. What I'm saying is: mental illness seems to occur in these violent shootings about as often as they occur in average people. The mental illness does NOT seem to be a contributor to whether or not someone starts shooting people randomly. Radicalization theory offers a stronger basis of argument. And the Sandy Hook shooter matches the basis of radicalization far stronger than his mental illness. As all of the other Radicalized people: Lanza cut off ties with his brother and father, and also stopped discussing things with his mother. Social isolation is a major pattern seen by radicalized individuals. Perhaps this social isolation was self-inflicted, or maybe there was a family issue that occurred at some point of the guy's life. ---------------- To blame shootings on mental illness is 1: an unnecessary slur to the community of disabled. 2: Ignores that the root problem is completely separate from mental issues.