well, mental illness isn't always a huge red light that goes off and lets everyone know "hey look at me! I'm mentally ill!" also, the guy killed 2 people and went into a shopping mall with guns and a bullet proof jacket (right? I think..). That's not behavior of a normal sane person with no mental health issues.
and really bc, let the courts decide if he is fit to be in prison im sure there are plenty of other murderers that would love your compassion though
Here is a bio on Jacob Roberts, with quotes from friends, family, and his girlfriend. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_...s-accused-gunman-planned-hawaii-move-ex-says/ Somebody tell me how anyone is supposed to label him as crazy.
I'm confusing the 2 shooters, sorry. Btw, mental illness doesn't just mean schizophrenia (etc). There are many different avenues for mental health issues to rear it's head in a person.
Well, any murder is irrational. I'd say that a serial killer is more mentally ill than somebody who has a one-off incident like this one.
Actually, I never said that charging the guy was a smart move. I think what he did was the smartest and bravest thing he could do. He didn't take a dangerous shot, he protected people as best he could, and he rode out the situation. Not sure why we're criticizing the guy, but I think he did a great job for someone in a very shitty situation.
My point, which will be trampled on in this den of fucking howler monkeys, is that wishing a lifelong gang-rape on somebody is fucking uncivilized. WE ARE BETTER THAN THAT.
and to be clear, im not advocating he be raped for gods sake, although im sure he would be but the fear that they could get caught and go to prison could stop hopefully the next guy from doing this bullshit
Those criticizing the guy know they'd shit their pants and probably hide behind women and children in a situation like the guy with the CCW experienced. It's textbook deflection.
Thank you for backing off your stupid tough-guy rhetoric. It's really stupid. This assumes the mentally ill are even wired to fear like that. Depending on the fear, depending on the desperation, that would be at best a vague deterrent, and at worst no deterrent at all.
I'm talking about a clinical diagnosis. Everybody that knew the guy says he was just a normal guy, and he is basically described as "happy". I keep reading about getting help for the mentally ill, but how do you help someone who exhibits no symptoms until they go bonkers? Do we just screen everybody and lump them into groups of mental conditions?
