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Is There a Link Between Mental Health and Gun Violence?
In 2002, Swanson repeated his study over the course of the year, tracking eight hundred people in four states who were being treated for either psychosis or a major mood disorder (the most severe forms of mental illness). The number who committed a violent act that year, he found, was thirteen per cent. But the likelihood was dependent on whether they were unemployed, poor, living in disadvantaged communities, using drugs or alcohol, and had suffered from “violent victimization” during a part of their lives. The association was a cumulative one: take away all of these factors and the risk fell to two per cent, which is the same risk as found in the general population. Add one, and the risk remained low. Add two, and the risk doubled, at the least. Add three, and the risk of violence rose to thirty per cent.
originally posted by: SuspiciousTom
I've seen quite a few commenters here, having a ball, speaking of black on black murders, speaking about BLM in a negative way and many other suggestions of racism not existing. It's not hard to see why you people believe this. Perception is something truly unique to someone's experiences. Just the way you cannot understand what it feels like to be black and have had your ancestors in chains, ridiculed and subject to terror. We can't understand what it's like to be white and 'free' to do as we please without worry.
The majority of times a white has been implicated in a mass shooting you'll soon to see "mental illness" listed somewhere there. This is rarely the case for black people; they are all considered thugs. Mental illness is something that affects many black people, and if that isn't blatantly obvious, then I don't know what is. Blacks have been fighting their entire lives from entering this space that your ancestors brought us to. What do you expect after being released from slavery with no reparations and no respect as a 'human being' from the masses, you won't have a job you're looked down on hated. The majority will be jobless, in a world ran entirely by the man-made concept of money. How are they to get it? Are they to steal and commit crimes? Then what do you do? Time passes the literacy rate of blacks increase, blacks start to rise still not many can afford education, white kids and black kids shouldn't be mixed in schools, etc. Their children will not thrive without working many times harder than a typical white child. They hadn't had these privileges. Over time we get jobs racism falls, the KKK falls, we can actually start a solid rise, being heard, being seen on TV, more money passes through the hands of black people, their literacy rate increases.
We've come a far way, in a much shorter time than the rich, privileged whites. Yet, we are still tarnished, we still experience a fight, why? Because the family trees that weren't fortunate to get their kids in school have a line of uneducated kids who still need to survive. If no one will hire you, no one will teach you, but there's crime. Being constantly treated like an outcast because you are a poor black child, does this not have serious implications on the mind? Will you not go to the place that accepts you? Drugs, violence will accept you, as these people typically have stories to share as well and they want the same as you, as well as they might have a bit of hate for feeling they will never be 'good'.
It's almost as if you took an animal from its natural habitat, moved it to a new region with animals that don't consider it family and expect it to get food without fighting.
Beyond all this, the media, controlled by whoever propels the idea of black violence and the idea of white being good and black being bad. Even in recent days you have black people hearing their hair isn't considered "professional" it's rather sad and hard. As black people have lost themselves trying to fit in.
They will revolt.
originally posted by: MyHappyDogShiner
a reply to: iTruthSeeker
The thing about that is that he was a passenger in the car, the driver is usually asked for license, registration and insurance.
I don't get why the passenger even became involved, my passengers have never been asked for ID when I got pulled over, ever.
The entire thing is just odd, considering lack of context or not.
originally posted by: MyHappyDogShiner
a reply to: texasgirl
Really, these guys need to remember to make no comment until the events and particulars are sorted out.
The media could calm down a tad too.
Glad I don't have a TV.
originally posted by: iTruthSeeker
originally posted by: MyHappyDogShiner
a reply to: iTruthSeeker
The thing about that is that he was a passenger in the car, the driver is usually asked for license, registration and insurance.
I don't get why the passenger even became involved, my passengers have never been asked for ID when I got pulled over, ever.
The entire thing is just odd, considering lack of context or not.
Actually the video I saw, the camera was reversed and he was the driver..?
www.cnn.com... e-shot-in-minnesota/
This link isn't working well but the video shows the cop and guy shot on the drivers side.
iTruthSeeker
originally posted by: iTruthSeeker
originally posted by: MyHappyDogShiner
a reply to: iTruthSeeker
The thing about that is that he was a passenger in the car, the driver is usually asked for license, registration and insurance.
I don't get why the passenger even became involved, my passengers have never been asked for ID when I got pulled over, ever.
The entire thing is just odd, considering lack of context or not.
Actually the video I saw, the camera was reversed and he was the driver..?
www.cnn.com... e-shot-in-minnesota/
This link isn't working well but the video shows the cop and guy shot on the drivers side.
iTruthSeeker
originally posted by: IgnoranceIsntBlisss
a reply to: Shamrock6
Does "neutralized" have to mean 12 gun shots?
Them unloading on potential threats is the whole reason I've been expecting an attack like this for a couple years.
originally posted by: Shamrock6
originally posted by: MyHappyDogShiner
a reply to: texasgirl
Really, these guys need to remember to make no comment until the events and particulars are sorted out.
The media could calm down a tad too.
Glad I don't have a TV.
Why? Didn't take ats any longer to start up with the usual false flag, martial law, black ops operation tropes.
Fear mongering is fear mongering.
originally posted by: carewemust
originally posted by: iTruthSeeker
originally posted by: MyHappyDogShiner
a reply to: iTruthSeeker
The thing about that is that he was a passenger in the car, the driver is usually asked for license, registration and insurance.
I don't get why the passenger even became involved, my passengers have never been asked for ID when I got pulled over, ever.
The entire thing is just odd, considering lack of context or not.
Actually the video I saw, the camera was reversed and he was the driver..?
www.cnn.com... e-shot-in-minnesota/
This link isn't working well but the video shows the cop and guy shot on the drivers side.
iTruthSeeker
You're right! Why is the "Mandella Effect escalating to affect more events lately? OMG.