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FOX News legal analyst Lis Wiehl and Deirdre Imus discuss the need to address mental health and change the attitude on medication in the U.S.
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It definitely -- western World -- don't coordinator and -- at heart I think.
So all.
Urban talked in his words about Newtown Connecticut of course and there was an article on I'd -- I email did of this morning from -- New York Times and opportunities from a woman who said don't blame it on autism Asperger's.
-- global -- -- arm was there was so much misinformation about.
The -- -- but.
-- under spent all this talk about gun control.
Which is an important additional money other aspects to this story so.
All the me start with -- relation to your thoughts about some -- Well I think I think you're exactly right that written we've got -- have a discussion back under control.
And assault rifles which -- are legal in Connecticut with this woman -- got.
Was an illegal gun and Connecticut.
I don't know why anyone needs to have.
Assault rifle with a thirty range magazine on a Clinton victory clips are.
And second though.
You also write in that -- broader issue.
Is mental health and being able to find people you know being able to treat people and help people that obviously have problems.
Not -- is and not you know it may be the tiny tiny percent of people.
With autism are violent like this it's not that but it is mental health -- -- disabilities and what I've learned is.
That national institute health says that there are 20/20 percent of this country sixteen million people.
Have mental health issues and the any given year we've got to protect.
Then we gotta protect ourselves.
And under -- thing.
Violence is problem on all aspects of partial -- woman to woman into the fabric of life so their movies and through.
Earlier gains but to exports through the rhetoric on radio -- television through.
-- Seneca lost some and embarks on -- just came in front that killed Mark Sanchez then and this is after.
Undertow so what are -- Clinton.
Well I just want to address first all these families -- child with autism or Asperger's -- arms inspection because I work closely with.
Safe mines and the national autism association.
In fact.
I'd get a chance to read that your time's up and you sent me an I didn't find this morning but I was.
Reading Katie -- -- lose one of the board members of safe mines and she has unsafe mines that are a wonderful piece right on the home -- about.
Children with autism and how -- and the media really hasn't handled this well the people that have blamed it or.
You know -- buyers using you know that as an excuse because people need to be better educated.
On what autism is and and the complications with autism in it and it's not.
You know a violent child that's -- kill people so percent.
-- -- Which room to bottom.
-- -- over medicated.
Just -- on Ritalin government -- -- torrential times well and that's what I wanna mention today.
-- you say mental health it such a paid generalization.
I've heard that word a million times in the last couple basement how -- -- only specific I'm going to be specific and that is we have one in 25.
Children in this country teenagers.
On anti psychotic -- anti depressants.
In it stems from that those anti psychotic drugs.
He can look at a lot of the psychiatrist Harvard psychiatrist running -- on -- -- I'm in July had discussed this issue of guns.
He shootings in schools and suicides and killings.
And -- related to.
These drugs direct relation -- can tell you hallucinations depression.
Violent rages.
In an Indian moment's notice these children these children go into these young adults who go into a rage even want to kill themselves and and in part because of the medication and expect when -- -- -- it's triggered it did that's what I'm talking mice triggered by bank.
All of these children.
On these drug as part of that is because teachers are overcrowded schools overcrowded classrooms.
And they have they BA kid that's a little rambunctious whatever -- so just put on -- that's the that's immediate reaction to it I think that's absolutely wrong this is an abuse of our children.
We are not taking responsibility we are not taking -- care of our children is something I think the president also has to address because.
That I think is at the heart of this whole sheets not just about gun control gun controls part of it but this whole mental health issue and over medication is issued well -- becomes well benefit state.
That's how you feel and act out -- we have violent and then they haven't got that they have right they go higher airlines are hanging are all right I think right up and -- that I don't wanna support for stricter gun control.
All loans and hours -- don't.
Iceland are far stricter restrictions I'm giving our kids these medication but they've done I had only -- no 'cause highlights an -- -- Islam.
And -- armed armed for traders don't cancel them but.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pretenders emerge to -- the statistics.
Indicate that -- -- -- impenetrable brawls but had no impact at all now.
In this particular case you could -- -- camps.
That's a -- -- all this there are -- legally.
And had she not been able to do about -- this kid boredom and able to get his hands on.
However because told going to school and shot to just with the pistols which it is published which you can get a clip for -- -- optional.
-- all.
Assortment so bills will be repayable who.
-- focus simply on gun control.
All -- short sighted and all of this but talk and Ed -- this morning about one Iran administration.
Who's going to focus on the mental health aspect of this -- And then -- -- influence.
The violence house on the psyche of almost everybody which block for example I won't -- -- -- -- don't -- and.
-- again this killer specifically.
-- can indicate he was.
Watching these violent they called ultra violent.
Video games and for some though that was I mean do there was McKee discussed in the day a perfect storm -- reading between having access all of these kinds being trained with these -- The mother took him that again that we don't know -- If you take him out to the shooting range to take a kid to a shooting range and let him fire -- We -- we do it's pervasive in this society now with that the video games that weren't around here's a guy and he worked with kids weren't.
24/7.
Don't have access to all of us old ultra violence and receipt in the movie theaters him and I'm not suggestion that was such -- -- Pentagon the aftermath I think you need to be addressed -- -- on -- -- -- and I think that our country is in denial about these issues and the root causes.
Of the manifestation of the ultimate behavior on an -- about a person Obama -- river except I think you can you don't have to banner censor these movies.
If people.
Can go out and and and you know if you balance you can watch -- -- I asked kind of discussed cannot see that against -- -- you're on the edge of looking for a way out and you CO that's the grand master plan for me to commit this murder this you know this rampant.
And to get my fifteen minutes of fame to get on television and all of -- dumbfounded -- -- easing -- way access I think.
At such a young age is -- not twelve euros even have access to these ultra -- and she -- that.
I think part of it -- the parents need to -- -- poorer side according --
