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But this is also a mental illness problem. If you look at both of these cases, this is mental illness.

These are really people that are very, very seriously mentally ill.

We know what does prevent crime, which is going after felons and fugitives and those with serious mental illness.

It seems to me there are two broad categories that underscore the problem.

Mental illness and school safety.

We have a mental health illness in this community.

Terrifying stuff.

So mental illness is the cause of all violence in our very normal and healthy society, where we have healthy things like US senators taking adorable family Christmas photos with guns.

Spoilers though, this isn't an episode about guns.

This isn't really an episode about mass shootings either.

I mean, we just did that and it was a wicked drag, bro.

No, this is an episode about mental health.

And what it is, exactly.

And also, when the media and politicians choose to talk about it versus when it's largely ignored.

More specifically, how the only time politicians and corporate media stop to wonder what we're doing to address mental illness is in the wake of some shocking violence.

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