Sean Flemming wrote:
"perhaps the school were unable to expel him
for his documented bad behaviour"
I agree with that insight - If any of the media or commentators mentioned
expulsion, I'm not aware of it. Most of what I've heard is how to "predict"
violent behavior for "mentally ill" people or how to better control the
distribution and sale of weapons. In my opinion, instiutions should model
thier policies more like many businesses. Any violent act, harrassment,
threat etc., gets the employee fired. The same should be for schools as
well.

>From: "theduketed" <theduketed@...>
>Reply-To: thomasszaszdiscussion@yahoogroups.com
>To: thomasszaszdiscussion@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [ThomasSzaszDiscussion] Re: Virginia Tech Massacre - Szasz's
>fault?
>Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 23:30:09 -0000
>
>I assumed Sean's post to be saying that America's gun laws ought to
>change by being repealed. But maybe not?
>
>Virginia Tech being a state school makes things a little more
>complicated, but I would point out the argument that, absent the right
>to discriminate against anyone based on any criteria, the safety of
>others can more easily be threatened. E.g. the killer was a
>psychiatric patient, and perhaps the school were unable to expel him
>for his documented bad behaviour without fear of legal action against
>them for "anti-mental-patient-discrimination," etc etc. This seems to
>be another side to the psychiatric story.
>
>Still, good to see Szasz has not been forgotten, right...?!
>
>Ted.
>
> > sean fleming wrote:
> >
> > > Surely the real issue here is not 'mental health' but the need to
> > > change America's gun laws.
> >
> > Are you proposing to outlaw them? Automobiles kill more people than
> > guns, should we outlaw those too?
> >
> > Mira
> >
>

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