RE: 19 dead, 20 injured in knife attack outside Tokyo
July 26, 2016 at 6:47 am
(This post was last modified: July 26, 2016 at 6:59 am by Alex K.)
(July 26, 2016 at 5:05 am)ignoramus Wrote: It's very clear that these people are simply sick.
It's not about knives or guns or trucks.
Agreed. But try mentioning that when was a gun was involved and count how long it takes for someone to yell at you for trying to deflect from the real issue of getting rid of guns. So fast it'll make your head spin.
Quote:Quick question: Are all these sickos depressed? Or does mental illness manifest itself in ways indistinguishable from "normal" people?
I'm asking if we can ever screen for potential first time mass killers? Stupid, I know, huh.
Well from all witness accounts one can find in cases like this, it would appear that for practical purposes, these sorts of mental illness do indeed manifest in ways indistinguishable from healthy people at least as far as could be discerned from normal social interaction.
I suspect it could be screened successfully by professionals given enough time. But where does that get us? Do we require a 30-60 day stay in a facility for evaluation anytime someone wants to buy a gun or borrow a hunting knife or buy lots of fertilizer and diesel fuel?
(July 26, 2016 at 5:05 am) Wrote: If the answer is no, then this must be statistically considered normal human behaviour.
eg: 11% of the world is gay, .003% have murderous tendencies, 77% of Americans worship bacon, etc. Just humans doing the human thing.
Well I don't know that I would say that. Those with mental illness can and should be treated so just chalking it up as a portion of the population/part of the human condition seems a little dismissive. But the trick of finding those afflicted and getting them into treatment BEFORE they hurt anyone is no small feat. Building a bridge to the moon or digging a tunnel to China might be easier.
