"Because the truth be told, White supremacy is not a mental health issue," Jones said on the House floor. "It is about terrorism, and the shooting that happened in Jacksonville, Florida, was not quote-unquote racially motivated. It was racial terrorism, and until we acknowledge that fact, until we act on that fact, it will continue to happen."
'White supremacy is not a mental health issue': Justin Jones scolds GOP after Jacksonville shooting
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@StillIRise1963 These arent mutual exclusive... If someone wants to be a terrorist, that is a mental health issue. Anyone who behaves this way has mental health issues.
As a so-called "mentally ill" person, I'm sick of gun violence being framed as a "mental health" issue. The vast majority of mass shooters have never been diagnosed with any psychiatric condition. So-called "mentally ill" people are far, far more likely to be victimized by so-called "mentally well" people than vice versa.
Stop blaming this shit on mentally ill people when it is, in fact, sane racists who are doing this.
Thats some broken logic. Just because virtually all people who are violent have mental health issues does **not** mean that simply because you have a mental health issue you are violent or more likely to be violent.
You are sick of gun violence, great, being mentally doesnt mean you get to speak for all mentally ill people.
@freemo @sidereal @StillIRise1963
Citation needed. Citation required, in fact. Are you defining terrorism or gun violence as a mental illness? That dog won't hunt.
Making morally wrong choices isn't a mental illness. Full stop.
@intransitivelie Exactly. FULL STOP.@freemo @sidereal
@StillIRise1963 @intransitivelie @freemo @sidereal
People with mental health issues are more likely to be the victims of violence. I am worried about the implication here, because this would seem to excuse all crimes as being symptoms of mental illness.
There are limitations, I believe the mental health exemption comes into play when the perpetrator is delusional enough that they are not aware of what they are doing.
This is not the case with Jacksonville at all.
