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What IS it lately with-mental illness and shooters?
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<blockquote data-quote="slsh" data-source="post: 548032" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>in my humble opinion - *this* is the problem: "A forensic psychiatrist who interviewed Sparks recently called him "imminently dangerous" and said his psychosis is directed intently at Crow."</p><p></p><p>So they've got this psychotic dangerous guy making death threats against Sheryl Crow and Harvey Weinstein, and - woo-hoo - they were able to get a restraining order. Sorry, but that's just pathetic. It sure wouldn't help me to sleep any better at night. At best, they can get the guy arrested (arrested, not treated) if/when he violates RO - but then you're left praying that *all* he does is violate RO. </p><p></p><p>It's probably not politically correct, but if there are folks out there who are dangerous and throwing up red flags to professionals (a la Arizona and Colorado), there needs to be a more concrete system to ensure that they are not given the opportunity to commit dangerous acts. I don't know if the law is still in effect, but when we lived in WA state, if a predator served his time but was considered still highly likely to reoffend, he could be locked up in a mental health facility until he was deemed to no longer be a threat, even after his prison sentence was served. Again, I may get slammed for thinking this, but what is the difference between a predator and a mentally ill person who is "imminently dangerous"? </p><p></p><p>We <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/tb/programs/laws/menu/emergencydetention.htm" target="_blank">lock up folks with- TB </a>when they refuse treatment - is mental illness, in some cases, any less of a public safety issue? </p><p></p><p>Seems to me the holes in the MH system keep getting bigger and bigger, and everyone is passing the buck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slsh, post: 548032, member: 8"] in my humble opinion - *this* is the problem: "A forensic psychiatrist who interviewed Sparks recently called him "imminently dangerous" and said his psychosis is directed intently at Crow." So they've got this psychotic dangerous guy making death threats against Sheryl Crow and Harvey Weinstein, and - woo-hoo - they were able to get a restraining order. Sorry, but that's just pathetic. It sure wouldn't help me to sleep any better at night. At best, they can get the guy arrested (arrested, not treated) if/when he violates RO - but then you're left praying that *all* he does is violate RO. It's probably not politically correct, but if there are folks out there who are dangerous and throwing up red flags to professionals (a la Arizona and Colorado), there needs to be a more concrete system to ensure that they are not given the opportunity to commit dangerous acts. I don't know if the law is still in effect, but when we lived in WA state, if a predator served his time but was considered still highly likely to reoffend, he could be locked up in a mental health facility until he was deemed to no longer be a threat, even after his prison sentence was served. Again, I may get slammed for thinking this, but what is the difference between a predator and a mentally ill person who is "imminently dangerous"? We [URL="http://www.cdc.gov/tb/programs/laws/menu/emergencydetention.htm"]lock up folks with- TB [/URL]when they refuse treatment - is mental illness, in some cases, any less of a public safety issue? Seems to me the holes in the MH system keep getting bigger and bigger, and everyone is passing the buck. [/QUOTE]
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