re: #136 Walter L. Newton

People with schizophrenia are far more likely to harm themselves than be violent toward the public. Violence is not a symptom of schizophrenia. News and entertainment media tend to link mental illnesses including schizophrenia to criminal violence. Most people with schizophrenia, however, are not violent toward others but are withdrawn and prefer to be left alone. Drug or alcohol abuse raises the risk of violence in people with schizophrenia, particularly if the illness is untreated, but also in people who have no mental illness. When violence does occur, it is most frequently targeted at family members and friends, and more often takes place at home.

[Link: www.schizophrenia.com…]

Schizo’s are not USUALLY violent, but they can be. Plus, he was quite a drinker, at least in the past. And with alcohol & drugs, and a steady diet of crazy propaganda, it easy to imagine him going off and shooting people.
(maybe I should put up a page about this, I’m getting tired of clipping and pasting)