I am new to this story, as I avoided all things "news" this weekend.
That being said, I am reading all this now and spotted one thing that always sets my blood to boiling.
Its being reported that this dude had Asperger's spectrum Autism.
First off:
Aspergers as an Official diagnosis was removed by the American Psychiatric Association back in 2012, as it was a shitty diagnosis, and we have learned more about Autism since then. My son was originally labelled as Aspergers Spectrum, but was changed to Regressive Autism when Aspergers went away.
Autistic's can be incredibly violent. This is contrary to popular belief, and the percentage is very small, but is is possible, I have seen it and experienced it first hand. Typically this violence happens only in severe cases of autism, during puberty, and when the normal "Tool box" of responses doesn't work. The Child will just lash out. Again this is not frequent, and I would venture to guess that the actual number is less than 1%.
(Anyone wanting to know more, let me know, while not an expert, I will share my experience and library on Autism as much as I can)
Second off:
Why the fuck are we again talking about gun control and not talking about how the mental health services in this country have been in a steady nose dive since the 1960's?
Why aren't we talking about how people with mental health issues are typically ostracized and ridiculed in this country?
Mental health funding and treatment are as bad, if not worse than VA benefits, treatment, and funding.
//this isn't directed at anyone here, just in general by what I am seeing in the news
//Also, wasn't there a second shooter/ stabber on the grassy knoll?