Re: Yet another ADT sob story

[Jim <alarminex@xxxxxxx>]

On Sunday, December 19, 2010 6:26:58 AM UTC-5, nick markowitz wrote:
> On Dec 18, 9:25=A0pm, tourman <roberc...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Dec 18, 9:04=A0pm, G. Morgan <usenet...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > tourman <roberc...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > >RHC: ?????????????...Hateful ??....sorry, you lost me there.....
> >
> > > Define mental illness.
> >
> > RHC: I cant ! I'm not a health professional. However, the statistic I
> > stated is a fact. I assume the definition as used is very all
> > inclusive and includes major mental health issues such as
> > schizophrenia all the way down to common depression. Obviously one in
> > five people is not crazy, so it has to cover a vast number of mental
> > health issues.
> >
> > My point was that with that number of people affected in some fashion
> > with mental problems, and with a good lot of them driving, this likely
> > represents more of a risk to society than the odd screwball with a
> > gun. That's all I meant, and it was certainly not said in any kind of
> > hateful way.
> >
> > I don't deal in hateful comments in this newsgroup, or any other.
> > Lifes too short.....
>=20
> At one time in my Area of western Pa we had   May view, Woodville,
> Dixmont ,Western center all  state mental health hospital facility.
> Since now that medications and therapy , group homes etc are no being
> used instead of these institutes
> they claim the mentally ill are being better taken care of. That said
> the number of homeless on the streets has quadrupled and who are the
> homeless the same mentally ill people who where suppose to be helped
> by all the new medicines, therapy etc. The same homeless who are
> committing crimes. The same mentally ill who go off there medication
> and cause problems including going on shooting rampage. etc/ etc.
> As bad as they claim it was for some of these mentally ill to be
> institutionalized what good has it done them when they go off there
> medications and end up homeless or in jail and or terrorizing the
> community.

I've been saying that for years.

What ever happened to all the people they used to keep in mental instituion=
s?

Whenever there's a gun massacare incident no one ever states or asks what m=
edication the gunman was on.