Here we go again: mental health and terrorism

We really need to stop leaping to the conclusion that perpetrators of terrorism attacks are suffering from psychological imbalance just because we don’t understand why they are doing these kinds of attacks, writes Phil Gurski.

The RCMP and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, which share responsibilities for combatting terrorism, both fall under the portfolio of Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale. The Hill Times file photograph

Opinion

BY PHIL GURSKI

November 16, 2017

What is it about terrorism that people fail to grasp? I’ll put it as simply as I can: there are individuals (and groups) out there that plan and carry out heinous acts of violence we label as terrorism because they really believe in what they are doing. Whether it is divinely inspired (or mandate...

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