One other Psychological Well being Killing Spree…How Lengthy Will Shooter’s Psychological Well being Historical past be Hidden?
Republished with permission from AbleChild.
Final Monday the nation needed to endure the horror and tragedy of one other mass taking pictures carried out by one other “mentally sick” gunman. The questions that come from this taking pictures incident ought to start with how powerful can it’s for these in energy to lastly settle for that there’s an issue with the behavioral well being mannequin that critically has been damaged for many years?
Nevada resident Shane Tamura drove cross nation in file time reportedly hell-bent on taking pictures up the headquarters of the Nationwide Soccer League (NFL). Sadly, the mentally sick Tamura didn’t wait to begin taking pictures on the obvious NFL goal however, somewhat, started taking pictures within the foyer of the mid-town workplace constructing, taking out harmless lives for no obvious motive. A stunning pointless tragedy and the powers that be, as soon as once more, fail to handle the elephant within the room…Tamura was being “handled” for psychological sickness(es) with severe psychiatric mind-altering medicine.
In a three-page hand-written notice discovered on his lifeless physique Tamura whined about Persistent Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative mind illness related to head trauma. Sure, Tamura performed Excessive Faculty soccer however by no means performed for any faculty or for the NFL, his obvious goal. And in keeping with one in every of his former highschool coaches Tamura didn’t maintain any head accidents.
Nonetheless, Tamura had repeatedly seen a neurologist who yearly took MRI exams and offered varied remedies, together with Sumatriptan injections. There isn’t any proof up to now that yearly MRIs revealed any CTE.
However what sport Tamura performed in Excessive Faculty actually isn’t related. What’s related is that police knew instantly that Tamura had a historical past of psychological sickness. As ordinary, no particular particulars are ever offered concerning the alleged “psychological sickness.” Why? It’s allegedly resulting from this psychological sickness that harmless lives have been taken. Shouldn’t the general public have a proper to know what particular psychological sickness Tamura suffered from, what his medical doctors have been offering as “remedy” and the way lengthy had Tamura been a psychological well being affected person?
Sadly, the general public would possibly by no means get the whole particulars of the gunman’s psychological well being points and drug “remedy,” but it surely has been revealed via media sources that, regardless of Tamura’s psychological well being points, the gunman was working in safety/surveillance on the Horseshoe On line casino in Las Vegas.
As a result of Tamura had been taken in on two Psychological Well being Disaster holds in Nevada, first in 2022 after which once more in 2024, investigators might wish to look into how Tamura was in a position to acquire a conceal carry allow in Nevada and, extra importantly, work in safety at a Las Vegas on line casino? Additional, Tamura had been arrested in 2022 at a Las Vegas on line casino for trespassing after reportedly “grabbing a safety guard and refusing to depart.” These fees have been suspiciously dropped, however one has to surprise how this incident slipped via the Horseshoe On line casino’s background verify?
However even these incidents don’t present the info that’s needed to know the plain respectable into psychological sickness that the gunman was experiencing. If investigators wish to know why this mindless taking pictures occurred, the primary motion would have been to subpoena Tamura’s psychological well being data.
It was early on reported {that a} “treatment” was present in Tamura’s deserted vehicle in Manhattan, and it later was revealed that an antipsychotic was present in his room the place he lived in Las Vegas.
It was solely after police reported what was present in his residence that one can simply surmise that Tamura’s issues weren’t with the NFL however, somewhat, with the psychological well being trade. In accordance with information studies police faraway from Tamura’s residence “a number of prescription bottles together with paperwork, different prescription bottles with drugs…”
So, once more, what number of prescription psychiatric medicine Tamura had been prescribed is anybody’s guess. How lengthy Tamura had been “handled” with psychiatric medicine is completely needed to know how the “remedy” had modified Tamura over time.
Let’s simply think about the attainable hostile occasions related to the reported antipsychotic Tamura had been prescribed. First, let’s perceive that antipsychotics often are prescribed to handle psychosis, a psychological state characterised by lack of contact with actuality, usually involving hallucinations and delusions.
The next are attainable hostile results associates with antipsychotics – insomnia, nervousness, agitation, confusion, and delirium. Now think about that Tamura had been on a cocktail of psychiatric medicine which every class of drug carries its personal checklist of significant hostile results. Lastly, one should think about whether or not Tamura suffered from Tardive Dyskinesia (TD), a motion dysfunction characterised by involuntary, repetitive muscle actions, affecting the face, neck, legs and arms and brought on by taking antidepressants.
Is it attainable that Tamura was affected by drug induced TD and his delusions fixated on the NFL’s CTE historical past? Paradoxically, Tamura’s mind might be examined as a part of his post-mortem and a neuropathology skilled is reportedly already within the strategy of finishing up “further testing” to find out if Tamura suffered from CTE. However conducting the CTE examination will solely be related if the skilled additionally considers the years of psychiatric drug use by the shooter.
The underside line to the case is all about Tamura’s psychological well being historical past and the medicine prescribed as “remedy.” Isn’t it odd that the general public is aware of the minute particulars of the weapon used within the murderous assault, but is rarely offered the identify of shooter’s prescribing physicians and the medicine prescribed?
It’s the identical cover up with each mass taking pictures. Keep in mind Nashville shooter Audrey Hale? Hale killed six folks at her former college in 2023 and up to now, the general public nonetheless has not been offered her full psychological well being historical past and drug “remedies.” Hale had twenty years of psychiatric “remedy” previous to finishing up the murders however the particulars of Hale’s “remedy” have but to be launched.
The truth is, as a rule, these mass shooters have lengthy psychiatric “remedy” histories. Tamura seems to be the newest beneficiary of failed psychiatric “remedy.” The general public is aware of what Tamura did and the way Tamura did it however haven’t been given the explanations behind the lethal assault. Be aware to legislation enforcement – no have to look any additional than Tamura’s drugs cupboard.
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