Low Mental Health Is One Of The Main Reason For Shootings, Not Any Media

"[1] - Not all shooters are killers, and not all killers are shooters. "[2]. Believe it or not[,] the mental health of killers is surprisingly rare, a great deal of shooters suffer from antisocial disorders but as far as being severely mentally ill, it actually does not happen that much[.]" I agree with this, Crimes of Passions (Not completely linked with mental instability or mental illness) can play a role in it, but we are not talking about killers. Remember, the definition of shootings is "The action of a firearm being used in a public area; a shooting does not require harm/ violence, or the death of another." This debate is about shootings, not about killers in general, making your argument invalid, which is not relevant in this debate . One of my examples were "A 16-year-old student used a handgun to fire two shots inside the school: once into the ceiling of a second-floor hallway, and the second into the ceiling of a common area. Brady Olson, 43, restrained the student until law enforcement arrived and arrested him. The student, who was not identified in the press, stated he had no intent to injure anyone else." This is a source from Every Town Research, an online website about violence and public shootings. We are also talking about mental health, no just mental illnesses. [2] - Mental Illness is Never an Excuse "When you add some forms of mental illness into the equation, while it may to be prevalent, it is a justification for some mass shootings." Mental Illnesses should never be a justification for the murder of multiple people. I have no clue why you would say such a terrible thing. It's the same as if someone used drugs, people who are under the influence are still arrested for hit and runs, people with mental illnesses should still be held responsible for their own crimes. The definition of justification is - Justification: The act of showing something is reasonable or right. We both know that mental illness is not a justification, it is an issue that needs to be carefully dealt with. Mental Illness should never be treated as a joke, or a minor thing. [3] - Violent Games may influence aggression, but is not an actual influence in shootings, Although you may be correct that violent media can increase aggression in a child, children don't kill other people because of violent video games or violent media. "...the American Psychological Association (APA) found there is insufficient research to support that link. It found that there is evidence showing the games increase aggression but not enough to demonstrate that playing the games lead to criminal behavior or delinquency. "Scientists have investigated the use of violent video games for more than two decades but to date, there is very limited research addressing whether violent video games cause people to commit acts of criminal violence," said Mark Appelbaum, the task force chair. "However, the link between violence in video games and increased aggression in players is one of the most studied and best established in the field." - Michael Casey, CBS NEWS, (http://www.cbsnews.com...) But what happens in if it does? I looked into it and found this, "I did not understand that if I"pull out a gun and shoot you, there"s a good chance you"re not getting back up," Ramsey said in a 2007 interview from Spring Creek Correctional Center, in Seward, Alaska. "You shoot a guy in "Doom" and he gets back up. You have got to shoot the things in "Doom" eight or nine times before it dies." - (http://www.foxnews.com...) In the article there was no mention of mental health, but about how violence influences certain behaviours, but did not have any evidence supporting that claim, and was extremely biased, from its word choice, to the very title. But that is only one side of the story. "But the question remains: Why did Evan decide to take a shotgun to school? "My main objective of going into the high school was to check out," he says. "To commit suicide." Up to that point, Evan had had a difficult life. When he was 7, his father went to prison. His mother became an alcoholic, and Evan and his brothers were shipped off to a series of foster homes. In one of those homes, he suffered sexual abuse and humiliation, according to court testimony. Psychiatrist Dr. John Smith, who examined Evan a few months after the murders, found that Evan had attempted suicide at age 10. According to Dr. Smith, Evan was depressed from a young age. By the time Evan was using marijuana, getting poor grades and struggling to control an explosive temper." - (http://www.cbsnews.com...) In this article it is claimed that one of the main reasons for the shootings was to kill himself. We can also see he was delusional, detached from reality, or simply did not want to die alone and chose to kill himself with others. We can plainly see that the video game was not the reason Evan Ramsey killed two people in his school. Blaming his actions on a game is pointless, and just so stupid. We don't know the whole story and we never will, but I hope he receives the treatment he deserves and then faces the crimes he committed. [Incorrect Claim] "By saying not any media[,] my adversary is categorizing mental health as the only reason shootings occur", this is incorrect. The title of the debate is "Low Mental Health Is One Of The Main Reason For Shootings, Not Any Media". What I claimed is that Low Mental Health is a main reason, because of the United State's Healthcare System, and that any form of Media is not a main reason in the United State's shootings. That was the intended claim, not a simple, or biased, one. To win, you need to prove that Media is a main reason for shootings in the United States. I should have specified, but I thought it was clear. "I am tired of hearing people claiming that media, or some other element, is why kids are shooting up schools, and people attacking malls or other public areas. (This does not include terrorists, because their main purpose is to instill fear in order to gain control) People rarely ever look to the mental health of our people, but will rather romanticize it. It's time to see what the monster's face truly is, don't you agree." This is my reason for the debate that was stated in the first round. "I am tired of hearing people claim that media, or some other element, is why kids are shootings up schools, and people attacking malls or other public areas... People rarely ever look to the mental health of our people, but will rather romanticize it." What I tried to convey here is that Media is not a main reason for the shootings, but I now see how anyone could get confused. This is all I'm willing to say at this moment, I await your rebuttal.