Touching back on the ICP topic. My comment apparently brought out some defensive responses, so I want to clarify a bit. First and foremost is that I was NOT saying that people who listen to ICP are psychotics. My own law-abiding, reasonably sane kids and their friends listen to ICP mixed in with a fairly diverse mix of genres of music.
I wanted to point out for those totally unfamiliar with ICP that there is a general unity of spirit among many (NOT saying ALL) of their followers. You can clearly see this if you google and read, spoken from the words of the fans themselves. While not ALL fans of their music OBSESS on it, some (as in a very observable body) are clearly drawn to the tight-knit gang-like sense of family and brother/sisterhood that has grown around this band.
When I said STATISTICALLY, that does not mean that all fans will become psychotic and commit violence BECAUSE they listen to this music. Phenomenally speaking, SOMETHING is happening; the statistics bear this out.
When STATISTICS show that Florida residents live longer, that can mean many things. Some immediately interpreted that comment to mean if you can get yourself to Florida, there must be something magic in the air/water there that will prolong life. That is a pretty short-sighted response to the release of the data. The data rather RAISES LOTS OF QUESTIONS. Is it because older people who have lived a lifetime with greater economic advantage (therefore better healthcare, lifestyle, less stress, etc.) MOVE to Florida later in life to enjoy a luxurious retirement there? Is it because they get more immune-stimulating vitamin D due to higher sunlight levels (one serious hypothesis)? There are LOTS of hypothesis on WHY this statistic exists. There is no one solid answer.
Many people with life-challenging issues, including myself, family members, friends, and clients, have tweaked all kinds of lifestyle habits in order to better life, from lowering sugar consumption, allergy testing for offending foods, getting more sleep, adopting stress-relieving activities. I know a person who flew into homicidal rages out of control after ingesting red food dye years ago, tartrazine dye I think it was. That ONE change is all it took.
Given the statistics, the ICP phenomenon, the known effect of ANY music on mood, heart rate, blood pressure, for better or for worse, if a person has serious afflictions like psychosis and personality disorders, why NOT try eliminating this music genre for just awhile, just to see if there is any improvement or relief? I think clinging to it tenaciously and defending it ferociously speaks more to its effect as a substance of choice. Surely there is enough music in the world to fill in any small void this would create, even just temporarily?
We had to say the same to our family member about giving up red food dye years ago, as he adamantly clung to it. We had all kinds of scathing defensive comments flung at us at the time. Today, many years later, he thinks it saved his life.
Back to precious Hailey, IF the music and lifestyle choices of SA and BD leaned strongly toward/were heavily weighted toward ICP and violent images/media as a way of life, I believe statistically that Hailey's risk was higher than average. My opinion only and I am sticking to it.
ETA: Obviously, people in a professional capacity believe there was something going on in the home that put DD at higher risk too.