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Frank Scott's avatar

When someone with mental problems hurts someone else who should one feel more compassion for - the perpetrator or the victim? McCormick's mental problems may explain some of his actions but it doesn't excuse them.

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CCG's avatar

The question has always been, do mental health problems entrench egotism or the other way round? The present day answer seems to tend towards excusing anyone with a diagnosis, while at the same time expanding the panoply of recognised illnesses.

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