It doesn’t get anymore blunt than this.
We in America ignore mental illness at our own peril. The twenty young innocents recently slaughtered in Newtown, Connecticut were victims because our society makes it difficult to care for the mentally ill. Our refusal to address mental illness even in our own families is costing us.
Those whom claim that we should be on our own regarding health care issues conveniently ignore the larger repercussions.
Arguments surrounding gun control are worthless and we all know it. Americans need to address the core of the problem.
Identifying, treating and containing those who suffer from mental illness should be our focus.
Someone in Adam Lanza’s family or acquaintances knew something was wrong with him and whether or not they had the resources to help Adam should have been irrelevant. If he needed help, we as a civilized society should have tried to help.
When we don’t, we do so at our own peril. In Connecticut – the victims were babies and that is why we are so mad at ourselves.