Posted on 08/08/2019 10:56:18 AM PDT by bitt
After two horrific mass shooting incidents last weekend, the United States is once again locked into the same frustrating routine that follows such tragedies.
In El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, deeply disturbed individuals shot and killed more than 30 people in two separate events.
Many Democratic politicians running for president immediately began using the incidents in their fundraising, calling for gun bans and more gun control laws, such as bringing back the lapsed assault weapons ban.
President Donald Trump took a far different approach when he stated that its time to begin grappling with mental health reform, and I think hes right.
Trump outlined five steps he intends to take in response to these latest mass slayings.
Set up partnerships between the Department of Justice, local state and federal agencies, and social media companies to identify and act on early warning signs of someone threatening a mass shooting. Stop the glorification of violence in our society, which includes video games and other forms of mass entertainment where the act of killing is celebrated in a culture of violence. Reform the mental health laws to more accurately identify mentally disturbed individuals who may commit acts of violence to ensure they get treatment when necessary, they must be involuntarily confined. Ensure that people judged to be a risk to public safety have their access to firearms taken away by due process. Quickly and decisively administer capital punishment for those who commit mass slayings, without yearslong delays. Trump acknowledged some of these proposed steps will be very hard to achieve, such as the second one, which calls for a cultural change. Trump himself said:
Cultural change is hard. But each of us can choose to build a culture that celebrates the inherent worth and dignity of every human life. Thats what we
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How does “mental” illness differ from “spiritual” illness?
I say the two are very closely linked. Inseparable.
Exactly, hello Gulag Archipelago...
And to that, I agree.
Yes.
Physical,mental,and spiritual health are all connected together.
The very odd time I am in a discussion about boys thinking they’re girls and girls thinking they’re boys, I ask, “Where do you think the problem lies? Do these people have mental/spiritual/psychological issues, or did God screw up?”
“I opted out the last time I wanted some counseling during a rough patch. Never again...”
I think conversations with a tribal elder would do a person a lot more good.
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LOL
We need to talk.
“I was listening to Dr. Lauras satellite radio show and she claims that radical feminists have basically hijacked the curriculum at any institution where one might train to become a therapist...They might conclude that being a straight male is a form of mental illness, and then they come for your guns...Like everything else in this country mental health has been thoroughly, utterly politicized.”
I see the ‘medical profession’ TOTALLY DIFFERENT than I saw them even a generation ago. Back then, when I was being an asshole and a dick, my mom would say exactly that to my pediatrician. His response: “Hang in there and don’t worry, he’ll grow up to be a doctor”. He was damn close. Today, the file will be sent in, and I’d be marked for life.
Point is TRUST NO ONE, even be careful with parents and in-laws when it comes to your kids. And NEVER, EVER, trust anyone directly funded by the government (as in schools or other social services). It is always best to simply KEEP YOUR KIDS CLEAR, or at least minimize any interaction they have.
And yes, now even pediatricians - think hard, VERY HARD, before confiding them - you may well wind up regretting it.
Suffering from moderate depression I find the idea that mental illness is the cause rather insulting. I think it is the quick and easy fall back position when we don’t understand evil.
Maybe... LOL
I don’t trust Tribal Elders either.
Smile...
I’m not against that point.
I do think it was foolish to put in a punitive measure, so that aware people would refrain from seeking reasoned counseling.
A thoughtful post.
“I do think it was foolish to put in a punitive measure, so that aware people would refrain from seeking reasoned counseling.”
Of all the head shrinkers in America, how many do you suppose voted for someone other than Felonia or Bernie?
Six? Seven?
Who could an aware person go to for reasoned counseling?
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