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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom  I just need to point out that taking responsibility and having a mental illness aren't mutually exclusive things. Someone can have a mental illness and also take full responsibility for doing something that may have been exacerbated by said mental illness.
Mental illness isn't a cop out or something used only for 'blame'; rather, it can/may help *explain* aspects of why something happened the way it did. It's not an excuse, its not a way to justify - it's just part of the explanation.
If someone massacres 20 children, there absolutely is something wrong in their brain chemistry. |
This website has a long list of incidents, along with the drug the perpetrator was using. The site makes a case of correlation between the use of anti-depressants and aberrant behavior. Acknowledging that correlation does not necessarily equal causation, it is nonetheless interesting to see the volume of info these people have compiled.
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