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To: pezz who wrote (5036)	11/14/1999 10:31:00 PM
From: nihil	Respond to of 6418

The statistical question is complex enough. Reporting is probably far more complete today than in the past, and one cannot be sure that violence is actually much greater. My guess is the degree of violence is much higher now because of the enormous increase in the availability of semi-automatic weapons really cheap. As for causation of mental illness it is, I believe (without proof), largely heritable and incidence should not change much over time. I think it is worsened by neglect and abuse. Childhood brain injury is caused largely by physical abuse, slapping, and shaken baby abuse. What we need to learn is how so many mentally ill and brain damaged people manage to control themselves and avoid violence. I don't doubt that this is primarily the result of their own moral effort and the love, protection, understanding and support that their families give them. Broken families, alcoholism, drugs and neglect must make it much harder to survive childhood and teenage depression and a scary and threatening school environment makes it even worse.