"Most violence is caused by mental illness"

@ghost-of-a-duke said
You don't think it necessary to explain or attribute the quote in the title?

Will you be joining RR in his boycott of RHP subscription because his alert of the OP was rejected ?

@divegeester said
I haven’t seen and negative press about mental health let alone the headlines you seem to be on about earlier.

All I see here in the UK is concerted effort being made to support good mental health, socially, politically and in corporations. This is propagated by the media I’ve seen, and across social networks such as Facebook and LinkedIn.

This rings much truer than Ghost of a Duke's posturing.

The post that was quoted here has been removed

Thank you for highlighting the missing word in my post.

Most appreciated.

@fmf said
This rings much truer than Ghost of a Duke's posturing.

It is true. If I thought otherwise I might have joined him in his righteous quest to demonstrate his virtue.

@divegeester said
You want me to go look to verify your silly claim?

Yawn. Read this quote again. It doesn't come from me but from a source that knows what they are talking about. To call it a 'silly claim' is merely to stick you head in the sand.

'Studies consistently show that both entertainment and news media provide overwhelmingly dramatic and distorted images of mental illness that emphasise dangerousness, criminality and unpredictability. They also model negative reactions to the mentally ill, including fear, rejection, derision and ridicule. The consequences of negative media images for people who have a mental illness are profound. They impair self-esteem, help-seeking behaviours, medication adherence and overall recovery. Mental health advocates blame the media for promoting stigma and discrimination toward people with a mental illness. However, the media may also be an important ally in challenging public prejudices, initiating public debate, and projecting positive, human interest stories about people who live with mental illness.'

@ghost-of-a-duke said
You don't think it necessary to explain or attribute the quote in the title?

No. I think the fact that it's in quotation marks and that it is one of the talking points gun manufacturers have been handing to GOP operatives over the last month makes it OK.

@divegeester said
Will you be joining RR in his boycott of RHP subscription because his alert of the OP was rejected ?

I don't have a subscription.

@fmf said
This rings much truer than Ghost of a Duke's posturing.

Which explain the flippancy of the quote in the title of the thread. Clearly you have no real understanding of the stigma around mental health and the impact it can have on individuals.

@ghost-of-a-duke said
How many times have you challenged sonship for such a thing?

I can't remember ever doing it. What I have done, though, occasionally, is to pretty much pass off the teaching of others as it were his own. I have not been passing off anyone's ideas as my own on this thread.

@ghost-of-a-duke said
Which explain the flippancy of the quote in the title of the thread.

It isn't "flippant".

@fmf said
It isn't "flippant".

It really is.

@ghost-of-a-duke said
Clearly you have no real understanding of the stigma around mental health and the impact it can have on individuals.

Call it how you see it. I think you are mistaken though. I don't think anyone has been stigmatized by this thread or by its title.

@ghost-of-a-duke said
I don't have a subscription.

Quite right you don’t; dear me how will you express your indignation then one wonders.