"Chemical imbalance" as it is often called, is only a theory, and it is a disputed one, which actually has little to back it up. Pharmecuetical companies have spent a lot of money and time to push this concept, but it's really not backed up scientifically with much fact. So, when it works...
The last thing I want is to be searched and go through a bunch of security at the movie theater - Such an overreaction. It's not like movie theater shootings are terribly common and now everyone else has to have more of thier time wasted and persons scrutinized because of the acts of 1 guy. Sheesh.
I think it's easy to try to blame the mother, but she had little power over her adult son, mentally ill or not. It's actually quite difficult to get a mentally ill person locked up in an institution for more than 3 days, and if they are not acting dangerous (violent to themselves or others at...