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Yes, but then again, babies, people with altered/reduced mental capacity, etc generally don't rip other people's faces off.

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I think mentally ill people are among the most likely to rip someones face off.

I don't think mentally ill people are especially likely to rip your face off, and by insinuating otherwise you are contributing to the stigma surrounding mental illness. See http://www.treatmentadvocacycenter.org/about-us/reports-stud... for some scientific background on the relationship between mental illness and violence. I would vastly prefer to be in a room with a mentally ill person than a chimpanzee.

I didn't say it was likely, I said they are more likely to than a sane person.

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