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

Definitions: Shooting: The action of a firearm being used in a public area; a shooting does not require harm/ violence, or kill, another. Mental Health: Mental health is defined as a state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community. (. http://www.who.int...) - World Health Organizations. Mental Illnesses: Mental illnesses refer to disorders generally characterized by dysregulation of mood, thought, and/or behavior, as recognized by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 4th edition, of the American Psychiatric Association (DSM-IV). (. http://www.cdc.gov...) Crime of Passion: A crime committed under the influence under of extreme and immediate emotions, which usually leads to murder, attempted murder, and sexual assault. It is commonly between a couple or between family. Butterfly Effect: (with reference to chaos theory) The phenomenon whereby a minute localized change in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere. Thesis: Shootings are not caused by the media, but by the low mental healthcare in America, causing a butterfly effect that causes harm to people of America, and shootings over the nation. All things are connected in some way, an action creates an effect, and the effect becomes the cause that creates a new effect, until the process is impossible to continue; violence in medias (video games, movies, books, et cetera) is not creating an effect that harms people, it's the mental health of the person. Most people are not going to kill 23 teens after reading the Hunger Games, a normal person isn't going to shoot up a school after watching a movie about a school shooting, and no one is going to start assaulting people on the street after playing a Saints Row game. People hurt other people, but not because of media, it's because their mental health is extremely low, they cannot deal with stress or an issue that is doing more damage to them when it's not supposed to. People are driven by emotions, so when there is too stress, so they break. When this happens they become resentful, hateful, and violent, this is what drives them to harm others. Paul G. Mattiuzzi, PH. D explains it better than me. (. http://everydaypsychology.com...) 1) Stress makes people emotionally unstable, to the point of being apathetic and resentful. But how do we know this is the case? "On January 10, 2013, Taft Union High School, Taft, California, Sixteen-year-old Bryan Oliver walked into his science classroom with a 12-gauge Winchester shotgun that belonged to his brother, aimed at a 16-year-old classmate he said had bullied him, and fired a single shot that struck the boy in the chest. " - (. http://everytownresearch.org...) The boy claimed that the student he had shot had bullied him. Normally when someone is bullied, they move to a different schools, tell their friends, make a complaint to the main office, or don't say anything. When someone brings a gun to school and shoots another student, we can already see that he needs help, and he's not getting it. "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. " - Huffington Post/ (. http://everytownresearch.org...) This is a cry for help. It may not see that way, but actions speak more than words. From his actions this is what I hear, "Help! I need Help! I don't care anymore, take me away, I'll do anything to get away! " it's up for interpretation, but there's always a second meaning with people's actions, even if it's unconscious. 2) People are not receiving the help they need in our medical system. a. There are 4,000 documented homeless in Portland, Oregon, who many have untreated illnesses. Portland Housing Bureau wrote, "They are living on the streets, either temporarily or for the long term, for a variety of reasons. They may be homeless because of an untreated mental illness, a physical disability, domestic violence, the loss of a job, or a drug addiction. " - (. https://www.portlandoregon.gov...) "Our country is failing those in need of mental health services, according to a new report released by Mental Health America (MHA), the nation's leading community-based mental health advocacy organization. " Writes Erin Wallace, of Mental Health America, and writes, "The numbers are alarming: Over 42 million adults suffer from a mental health problem, with over eight million reporting suicidal thoughts. Over eight million adults suffer from a mental illness and are uninsured, and one out of every three adults with a disability report inability to see a doctor due to costs. Additionally, over six million children suffer from an Emotional, Behavioral, or Developmental (EBD) problem, and more than eight percent of youth have attempted suicide. Young females are twice as likely to attempt suicide as compared to teenage males, and one out of every three families report that their child"s insurance was inadequate. " If our Healthcare is so low quality then a Butterfly Effect may happen, leading all the way to the why the shootings happened. I will end my argument here, and wait for the real debate to begin. Your turn Con, good luck taking my argument apart so I can do the same to you.