cjwils
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https://slate.com/technology/2018/04/anger-isnt-a-mental-illness-but-we-should-still-treat-it.html
The author contends that most mass killers, as well as many common murderers, are men with out of control rage. The present mental health system does not recognize such rage as a mental disease, so such men are not effectively treated by the mental health system. The author indicates that such rage often originates from stresses in childhood, and that future rage-based killers could be identified during childhood. The author recommends changes in the mental health system as well as changes in schools and law enforcement. Toward the end of the article, the author even recommends a new approach for the NRA. (I give her credit for not bashing the NRA.)
This article is gun related because the actions of such killers are used as the primary justification for most new proposals for gun control laws.
My question is: Would readers of this forum support changes that would identify potential killers when they are still children and attempt to change their direction before they become seriously violent? This could mean that an eight year old who kicks his dog or a fourteen year old who punches his first girl friend is redirected into special programs in school or elsewhere. This is potentially a very slippery slope, but would an effective program for reducing future violence be worth the risks?
The author contends that most mass killers, as well as many common murderers, are men with out of control rage. The present mental health system does not recognize such rage as a mental disease, so such men are not effectively treated by the mental health system. The author indicates that such rage often originates from stresses in childhood, and that future rage-based killers could be identified during childhood. The author recommends changes in the mental health system as well as changes in schools and law enforcement. Toward the end of the article, the author even recommends a new approach for the NRA. (I give her credit for not bashing the NRA.)
This article is gun related because the actions of such killers are used as the primary justification for most new proposals for gun control laws.
My question is: Would readers of this forum support changes that would identify potential killers when they are still children and attempt to change their direction before they become seriously violent? This could mean that an eight year old who kicks his dog or a fourteen year old who punches his first girl friend is redirected into special programs in school or elsewhere. This is potentially a very slippery slope, but would an effective program for reducing future violence be worth the risks?