A 22-year-old schizophrenic college student, Jared Loughner, opened fire at Safeway Supermarket in Tucson, Arizona that was hosting a meet and greet, with U.S. Congresswoman, Gabrielle Giffords. The 40-year-old politician, who is married to NASA astronaut, Mark Kelly, was shot in the head and survived. However, there were six fatalities, among them, a 9-year-old girl. A federal judge, John Roll, was killed in the attack, making Loughner eligible for the death penalty.
Based on the videos Loughner posted to YouTube, one can safely deduce, he is an atheist, who is a paranoid schizophrenic. The videos make no sense, are full of existentialism and items regarding Loughner trying out to be in the U.S. military and resenting them giving him a mini "Bible."
Gabrielle Giffords and Mark Kelly
Loughner choice of music, such as the satanic sounding rock track "Let The Bodies Hit The Floor" by Drowning Pool, testifies to his deteriorated mental state. He also speaks of "mind control" and "brainwashing" which is common among cults. He additionally complained about the economy and the U.S. dollar ("currency").
U.S. President Barack Obama condemned the incident in a White House press conference. The state of the U.S. economy is damaging the mental health of many Americans. According to a study published in November 2010, "1 in 5 Americans are suffering from mental illness" and over 6 million Americans contemplated suicide, as they are jobless.
Jared Loughner
The Judiciary Report has repeatedly emphasized the importance of not wasting opportunities to create jobs. The site emphatically warned before the stimulus money was distributed that the government should have tight reins on the funds, to ensure it was not stolen or squandered and that's exactly what happened due to lax controls (Obama Calls For Job Summit).
President Barack Obama
There have been a number of publicized incidents of violence and despondency, regarding Americans who have lost their jobs and homes. People are suffering and the government has not taken the proper precautions to ensure a speedy financial recovery. It's been a spate of meaningless press releases, touting empty numbers that do not fool analysts that know better. It's time to stop the charade and make the economy right.
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Nearly 1 in 5 Americans had mental illness in 2009
CHICAGO, Nov 18 (Reuters Life!) - More than 45 million Americans, or 20 percent of U.S. adults, had some form of mental illness last year, and 11 million had a serious illness, U.S. government researchers reported on Thursday.
Young adults aged 18 to 25 had the highest level of mental illness at 30 percent, while those aged 50 and older had the lowest, with 13.7 percent, said the report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration or SAMHSA.
The rate, slightly higher than last year's 19.5 percent figure, reflected increasing depression, especially among the unemployed, SAMHSA, part of the National Institutes of Health, said.
"Too many Americans are not getting the help they need and opportunities to prevent and intervene early are being missed," Pamela Hyde, SAMHSA's administrator, said in a statement... A copy of the report is available at: http://oas.samhsa.gov
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