Shooting at Connecticut Elementary School

there's no excuse for what happened, but this is a very thoughtful read from a different perspective (nothing to do with gun control).

http://gawker.com/5968818/i-am-adam-lanzas-mother

I could only stare at some of the replies. I agree that the issue with mental illness needs to be addressed but as someone also pointed out you need to be careful with how you do this because certainly not everyone with a mental illness is going to shoot down an elementary school and some people without a mental illness may do so anyway. And then there's how you would present the issue...sadly, there's still a stigma attached to being labelled mentally ill that makes people want to avoid it at all costs when the truth is that most people with such a diagnosis would still be able to lead normal and productive lives if only they're treated appropriately.

EDIT: And several hours after posting this I realized that I forgot to ask if Ryan had always demonstrated such destructive behaviour.