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Originally Posted by Taltarzac725
Hopefully, that will not happen.
This also puts schizophrenics in a very bad light. I doubt if more than one in ten thousand schizophrenics become violent like James Holmes did, or even like say the man portrayed in the book and movie A Beautiful Mind did. This is just a monster who tried to kill hundreds of people but had his plans thrawted by neighbors not trying to go into his apartment to turn off the noise he left blaring.
I also get the impression that Holmes' mother knew what her son was capable of from her statement made to the police that they had the right person. Understanding Schizophrenia: Signs, Symptoms, and Causes
"MYTH: People with schizophrenia are dangerous.
FACT: Although the delusional thoughts and hallucinations of schizophrenia sometimes lead to violent behavior, most people with schizophrenia are neither violent nor a danger to others." from above linked article about schizophrenia
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"AURORA, Colo. — The suspect in the Colorado theater rampage was seeing a University of Colorado psychiatrist who studies schizophrenia, according to court records released Friday, indicating for the first time that university officials were familiar with James Holmes’s mental state."
Also, I know two sets of parents whose family members' lives have been destroyed for years because of their sons becoming schizophrenic and murderous around age 20. Both schizophrenic men (in different communities/states) have tried to kill their parents and neighbors in some of the most brutal ways imaginable (bullets would have been quicker, kinder, gentler). Most of the time they're quiet and docile, but that can't be counted on as "safe". It's an ongoing nightmare for the families.
Colorado shooting suspect James Holmes was seeing psychiatrist at university before massacre - The Washington Post