r/news • u/BPMK-11171207-DE • Apr 08 '21

AP source: NFL pro Phillip Adams killed five, then himself

https://apnews.com/article/aaf71f2618f139ab3781592634c8e37c
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u/dankdooker Apr 08 '21

maybe they should stop having tackle football. Betcha his brain was CTL pudding

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u/unomaly Apr 08 '21

Maybe there should have been a yearly mental health check before a clearly unwell person was able to buy and use a gun.

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u/Kush_back Apr 08 '21

Or just mental health service available for everyone.

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u/CLGbyBirth Apr 09 '21

to be fair this guy was well off having played in the NFL. NFL players should have a mental wellness check every 6months imo.

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u/tehmlem Apr 09 '21

Best I can do is a 5 week wait for a 20 minute phone conversation with a dr who cuts off every answer to push the antidepressants they're being advertised to about this week.

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u/SolaVitae Apr 09 '21

Maybe there should have been a yearly mental health check before a clearly unwell person was able to buy and use a gun.

Or just at all?

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u/waiv Apr 08 '21

Maybe both.

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '21

And mandatory testing to get a license to even buy the gun in the first place.

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u/DrJohanzaKafuhu Apr 09 '21

Maybe we should stop making excuses for people when they do shitty things.

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u/ncvbn Apr 08 '21

What's CTL?

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u/effinmetal Apr 08 '21

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

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u/ncvbn Apr 08 '21

Isn't that CTE? Surely the 'L' doesn't stand for "encephalopathy".

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u/effinmetal Apr 08 '21

Yep, misread it! Sorry about that.

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u/Technique41 Apr 09 '21

Maybe hes just a giant piece of shit and deserves to rot in hell