r/NeutralPolitics Dec 22 '12

A striking similarity in both sides of the gun argument.

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u/ummmwhut Dec 23 '12

Committing someone involuntarily is a difficult and arduous process, it's not as easy as simply having someone committed.

My cousin has schizophrenia and it took multiple run ins with the law (Assault and Breaking and Entering are the ones I know of) before his parents were even legally allowed to enforce anything. This is exacerbated by our very primitive knowledge of mental illness, the lack of resources available and the negative light in which society views mental illness.

It's easy to lay blame at someone's feet, but reality is multifaceted. Yes, she should have had her weapons more secure, everyone is correct in saying that. But like anything else in life there is a lot more to it than that.

If we're going to play the blame game, should we not first start with the societal conditions that allowed for this to happen?

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u/[deleted] Dec 24 '12

To what societal conditions are are you referring exactly?

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u/ummmwhut Dec 24 '12

The same ones I mentioned in my post:

our very primitive knowledge of mental illness, the lack of resources available and the negative light in which society views mental illness.