I'm curious whether that 4% is based on number of incidents, or if it takes severity into account. One person punching someone else while drunk should not equate to the same as some whack-job going and killing 20 kids.
And even if that increase in violence by those with a mental illness is only 9%, so what? Mental illness still needs to be dealt with, regardless.
We have a war on drugs. Can't use that as an excuse.
Why does this have to be an either/or situation? Stop looking for a magical bandaid. Address the symptoms and you can fix the problem. There is no elixir.
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