Abbott calls Texas school shooting a mental health issue but cut state spending for it

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

You're the governor. Doesn't the buck stop here??

"We as a state, we as a society, need to do a better job with mental health," Abbott said during a news conference at Robb Elementary School, where a gunman shot and killed 19 children and two teachers on Tuesday.

Abbott calls Texas school shooting a mental health issue but cut state spending for it

While such programs require more funding, they wouldn't eliminate the need for gun control, experts said.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[eagle1462010]

You're the governor. Doesn't the buck stop here??

Throwing money at everything doesn't fix it. Doesn't mean that they would have stopped this crazy.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Throwing money at everything doesn't fix it. Doesn't mean that they would have stopped this crazy.

In this case, it absolutely does. Decades ago we stopped forcibly institutionalizing people in most cases and look where we are now. There are nowhere near the amount of mental health hospitals available for people to get treatment. The funding doesn't exist. The infrastructure doesn't exist. Many of the homeless people you see on the streets out here on the west coast are suffering with addiction and/or mental illness. The problem has slowly gotten worse over the years.

We never had all of these school shootings before. I was in high school when Columbine happened. That was the first one I ever heard of and from there they slowly got more and more common.

 

[Orangecat]

There is only one person responsible for those shootings, and it isn't the governor.

 

[candycorn]

True about the mental health spending.

What is also true is that China and India have populations 3 and 4 times ours. Its a fair bet to say there are just as many crazies over there as there are here if not more so. How many mass shootings do they have? The population of Europe is 2X ours. Plenty of nutjobs over there. How many mass shootings do they have?

 

[skye]

IMO..... first put armed guards in every school.

All the rest....all mental issues come after.

Protect the children in the school first.

 

[eagle1462010]

In this case, it absolutely does. Decades ago we stopped forcibly institutionalizing people in most cases and look where we are now. There are nowhere near the amount of mental health hospitals available for people to get treatment. The funding doesn't exist. The infrastructure doesn't exist. Many of the homeless people you see on the streets out here on the west coast are suffering with addiction and/or mental illness. The problem has slowly gotten worse over the years.

We never had all of these school shootings before. I was in high school when Columbine happened. That was the first one I ever heard of and from there they slowly got more and more common.

Band Aid and nothing more...........don't solve what causes that poverty and dispair first it doens't fix the problem. Cost of living is out of control. The American dream for a lot of people is dead.........When the younger see they are screwed they say what's the point.

The current shooter was a trans......and bullied .......long term........and broke..... He didn't even intend to do the school I believe..........he wrecked there with a fire fight with the police and went in to the school. Then did the mass killing.

 

[Bootney Lee Farnsworth]

True about the mental health spending.

What is also true is that China and India have populations 3 and 4 times ours. Its a fair bet to say there are just as many crazies over there as there are here if not more so. How many mass shootings do they have? The population of Europe is 2X ours. Plenty of nutjobs over there. How many mass shootings do they have?

Would you repealed Hughes Amendment for 100% mental health funding for everyone?

 

[candycorn]

Would you repealed Hughes Amendment for 100% mental health funding for everyone?

No idea what that is. Sounds like a good idea. You're exhibit A.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

True about the mental health spending.

What is also true is that China and India have populations 3 and 4 times ours. Its a fair bet to say there are just as many crazies over there as there are here if not more so. How many mass shootings do they have? The population of Europe is 2X ours. Plenty of nutjobs over there. How many mass shootings do they have?

I can't speak for India, but I've been to China and I'm pretty you would not want to mimic their laws. Yes, Beijing is a very safe city despite being three times the size of New York City. You can walk around at 1:00 in the morning and not have to worry about getting mugged or raped or shot, but that's because there are soldiers standing guard on the street corners and there is no civil disobedience of any kind tolerated by the government. They execute significantly more people there and those who they don't end up in brutal gulags.

 

[Slade3200]

Throwing money at everything doesn't fix it. Doesn't mean that they would have stopped this crazy.

It would help, wouldnt it?

 

[struth]

You're the governor. Doesn't the buck stop here??

money had to be diverted to provide for border security since xiden flooded the border and stopped enforcing immigrantion law

 

[Indeependent]

In this case, it absolutely does. Decades ago we stopped forcibly institutionalizing people in most cases and look where we are now. There are nowhere near the amount of mental health hospitals available for people to get treatment. The funding doesn't exist. The infrastructure doesn't exist. Many of the homeless people you see on the streets out here on the west coast are suffering with addiction and/or mental illness. The problem has slowly gotten worse over the years.

We never had all of these school shootings before. I was in high school when Columbine happened. That was the first one I ever heard of and from there they slowly got more and more common.

Accomplishes nothing for NYC.

 

[eagle1462010]

It would help, wouldnt it?

There are no guarantees with anything...................none...........the younger generation need the American Dream restored......our economic demise with our idiotic policies breed hopelessness.

Most crime and turning to drugs are in poverty areas..........Roaring economy and stop killing the dollar is a better answer.

 

[Bootney Lee Farnsworth]

No idea what that is. Sounds like a good idea. You're exhibit A.

It would allow qualified individuals to purchase state-of-the-art automatic weapons. In exchange, mental illness with get treated.

 

[Kosh]

Should not believe everything you see in far left propaganda sites..

A Win on Mental Health Funding, Setback on GME

www.texmed.org

 

[candycorn]

I can't speak for India, but I've been to China and I'm pretty you would not want to mimic their laws. Yes, Beijing is a very safe city despite being three times the size of New York City. You can walk around at 1:00 in the morning and not have to worry about getting mugged or raped or shot, but that's because there are soldiers standing guard on the street corners and there is no civil disobedience of any kind tolerated by the government. They execute significantly more people there and those who they don't end up in brutal gulags.

Red herring.

If the old "2nd amendment supporter" adage of "only honest people obey the law relative to illegal weapons, gun laws, etc... were true, that would apply over there too. I'm sure in a nation of over a billion, there are some dishonest people. So why aren't they having these massacres?

Do you think that maybe it might be because they don't have the availability of firearms that we have over here?

 

[Indeependent]

Red herring.

If the old "2nd amendment supporter" adage of "only honest people obey the law relative to illegal weapons, gun laws, etc... were true, that would apply over there too. I'm sure in a nation of over a billion, there are some dishonest people. So why aren't they having these massacres?

Do you think that maybe it might be because they don't have the availability of firearms that we have over here?

They do have massacres...when the people demand democracy, the military massacres them.
Keep up with Reuters, AP News and BBC.

 

[Slade3200]

There are no guarantees with anything...................none...........the younger generation need the American Dream restored......our economic demise with our idiotic policies breed hopelessness.

Most crime and turning to drugs are in poverty areas..........Roaring economy and stop killing the dollar is a better answer.

Guarantees?? What are you talking about. Of course there aren’t guarantees. But we can do what we can to help make things better.

 

[eagle1462010]

Guarantees?? What are you talking about. Of course there aren’t guarantees. But we can do what we can to help make things better.

Then get the economy going and stop killing the dollar.............those who live in poverty turn to drugs and crime..........

And lose it too.