...It is well past time to investigate the role that anti-depressants can play in violence, including violent thoughts, violent actions and suicide.
Think Columbine.
In this particular military style bloodfest on a school campus, the two teen-age shooters were known to be sharing the same anti-depressant. Which I will not name, given that I am not eager--even from my remote corner in oblivion-- to pick a fight with nervous and edgy pharmas. Surely some of their highly placed employees toss and turn at night wondering when somebody will get a clue. Or, if somebody who has a clue will keep his or her mouth shut. Yes, some companies refer to violence and suicidal thoughts in their print outs. They call them rare. It would seem that "rare" is bad enough not to give certain meds to teenagers at all.
Today, one of my newspapers mentioned--more or less in passing--that Omaha's teenage mass killer was on an anti-depressant. Note the paper didn't say which depressant. Newspapers are just as fearful as ordinary civilians at the idea of being sued. In this case by a well-oiled and well-lawyered pharma. One reason perhaps that the phrase "copycat killing." has not as yet been touched upon. Think: Teenage shooters at both sites were taking anti-depressants, wearing military style garb, using military weaponry, and choosing crowded areas as their killing fields.
Tell you what. Go to Google. Click on "anti-depressants violent and suicidal thoughts and actions." Most instructive.
My heart goes out to the families of those slain as well as the family and relatives of Robert Hawkins.
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