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graham4anything

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3. If this happened in NYC,

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Wed Mar 27, 2013, 09:27 PM

Mar 2013

there is a good chance the shooting would have been stopped before it started.

(I know there are some here who don't want to hear that, but it is true).

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New details: Loughner cried at traffic stop hours before mass shooting [View all] alp227 Mar 2013 OP

Cascading failures and no follow-up. mbperrin Mar 2013 #1

exactly, but they'd say they tried to get him help, he just wouldn't go for it wordpix Mar 2013 #6

We simply need to make involuntary commitment an alternative. mbperrin Mar 2013 #7

To be honest, I think it's a failure of our justice system that he is in prison. antigone382 Mar 2013 #2

what "mental health facilities?" There are very few now wordpix Mar 2013 #5

Some prison systems have special mental health facilities because amandabeech Mar 2013 #9

If this happened in NYC, graham4anything Mar 2013 #3

uh no..... VanillaRhapsody Mar 2013 #4

Good point nt Tumbulu Mar 2013 #8