So first, watch this bit from John Oliver, because he says it better than I ever could.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGY6DqB1HX8
OK, all done? Heartbreaking, right? Now then.
It is exasperating beyond belief to me that the only time anyone says anything about mental health issues is right after another shooting. And then nothing gets done about improving our mental health system OR about gun control. And then there is another shooting. And everyone makes the same concerned noises and goes back to ignoring both issues.
And Jessica Williams put that better than I ever could.
http://www.ew.com/article/2015/10/06/jessica-williams-daily-show-gun-violence
You know what the real shame of all of this is? Not the stigma attached to mental illness or mental disorders, or the lack of treatment options. Not the ease with which people who shouldn't have guns can get guns.
The real shame is that the only people who have anything sensible or well-researched to say on any of these topics are professional comedians.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGY6DqB1HX8
OK, all done? Heartbreaking, right? Now then.
It is exasperating beyond belief to me that the only time anyone says anything about mental health issues is right after another shooting. And then nothing gets done about improving our mental health system OR about gun control. And then there is another shooting. And everyone makes the same concerned noises and goes back to ignoring both issues.
And Jessica Williams put that better than I ever could.
http://www.ew.com/article/2015/10/06/jessica-williams-daily-show-gun-violence
You know what the real shame of all of this is? Not the stigma attached to mental illness or mental disorders, or the lack of treatment options. Not the ease with which people who shouldn't have guns can get guns.
The real shame is that the only people who have anything sensible or well-researched to say on any of these topics are professional comedians.
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