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On the recordApril 2, 2014
most persons with mental illness are not violent, and tragically, are more frequently the victims of violence
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Tim Murphy
Republican · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Murphy emphasizes that individuals with mental illness are often victims, not perpetrators, of violence.

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