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Originally Posted by dirtyrascal7
Oh, I totally agree. I think that, even in retrospect, this is what we should be focusing on to prevent this from happening again... not gun control, not surpressing violent video games... but becoming better at identifying these individuals and then getting them the proper help.
I believe that psychology has the potential to be a much more effective preventitive measure than any number of policies or bans that lawmakers can come up with. However, obviously the barrier here is educating enough people and having the manpower in place to provide the necessary help.
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Very well put. I couldn't agree more. Instead of a gun control thread about this atrocity, we should be talking about
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1) Having better funded and researched programs in elementary schools reinforcing positive and healthy mental health. (not necessarily for this case, as he grew up in Korea, but in other similar cases)
2) Better screenings of people who exhibit unhealthy behavioral patterns.
3) Universal mental health care.