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In the discussion thread: Accused Colorado shooter has "mental illness," defense attorney says [View all]

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Thu Aug 9, 2012, 06:45 PM

TBF (18,403 posts)

9. Do you advocate killing all mentally ill folks?

Next let's discuss what you mean by "liberal". I'd be very interested to hear that definition.

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83 replies	Author	Time	Post
Accused Colorado shooter has "mental illness," defense attorney says [View all]	maddezmom	Aug 2012	OP
as long as it's easy to acquire guns but hard to get mental health screening and treatment...	mike_c	Aug 2012	#1
Precisely. n/t	pnwmom	Aug 2012	#2
Assuming the mental illness claim is legit	Xipe Totec	Aug 2012	#3
Mental illness does not excuse the actions of someone who is not mentally incompetent	slackmaster	Aug 2012	#68
We are in agreement	Xipe Totec	Aug 2012	#73
but he was screened - and an alarm did go up about him at the University	ehrnst	Aug 2012	#64
Yeah, he has a mental illness...	malthaussen	Aug 2012	#4
That's CONSIDERED a mental illness...	Ken Burch	Aug 2012	#8
You know it really doesn't matter..	sendero	Aug 2012	#44
Insanity Defense	SoCalMusicLover	Aug 2012	#5
Do you advocate killing all mentally ill folks?	TBF	Aug 2012	#9
How mentally ill could he be?	Drahthaardogs	Aug 2012	#45
Functioning or non-functioning is not a reliable indicator of sanity.	X_Digger	Aug 2012	#50
Oh, Sn-aaap! - Wish I could rec your reply :) - n/t	coalition_unwilling	Aug 2012	#70
You don't really understand mental illness then	FunkyLeprechaun	Aug 2012	#10
"probably saw things in the audience"? He planned it carefully	muriel_volestrangler	Aug 2012	#11
Schizophrenics are not mentally retarded. They are often very intelligent, and	kestrel91316	Aug 2012	#13
But they don't have time machines	muriel_volestrangler	Aug 2012	#25
Lots of planning....	Odious justice	Aug 2012	#27
He basically needs protective custody for life: protection for US from him, and	kestrel91316	Aug 2012	#32
Careful planning is exactly what my mom did when she decided to run away from	kestrel91316	Aug 2012	#31
Why are you talking about yourself so much?	Odious justice	Aug 2012	#35
My guess is because kestrel has a better understanding of mental health issues than many here	Posteritatis	Aug 2012	#38
People can explain things without personal anecdotes...experience doesn't change facts..	Odious justice	Aug 2012	#39
Are you seriously implying that I am making up my mom's story???	kestrel91316	Aug 2012	#53
I'm not implying- just saying I don't know	Odious justice	Aug 2012	#54
Kestrel...put it on ignore	Marrah_G	Aug 2012	#58
What the fuck is your problem?	Marrah_G	Aug 2012	#57
Sycophantic outrage aside...	Odious justice	Aug 2012	#59
"...personal references to an individual experience are not helpful in sorting out broader issues.."	kestrel91316	Aug 2012	#78
What is STFU? Is it located in Florida?	Odious justice	Aug 2012	#83
"she" - lol	kestrel91316	Aug 2012	#77
Because I have decades of personal experience with schizophrenia,	kestrel91316	Aug 2012	#43
A close member of my family has a serious mental illness or illnesses,	amandabeech	Aug 2012	#48
THANK YOU.	kestrel91316	Aug 2012	#52
You are completely welcome! n/t	amandabeech	Aug 2012	#76
I think you need to read the whole thread again, carefully	muriel_volestrangler	Aug 2012	#40
I'm making the point that it's utter nonsense to say that he can NOT be schizophrenic	kestrel91316	Aug 2012	#46
That point would be nonsense; but no-one in the thread has said that	muriel_volestrangler	Aug 2012	#56
Well, no, that's what you have been implying all along:	kestrel91316	Aug 2012	#65
I have never implied that; I've explicitly put forward a scenario that involves planning	muriel_volestrangler	Aug 2012	#75
For those of us who have worked with schizophrenia	TBF	Aug 2012	#60
I have never said it's out of the question, nor said it's unlikely	muriel_volestrangler	Aug 2012	#63
My speculation certainly isn't based on what some lawyer says.	kestrel91316	Aug 2012	#66
Movie cliches aside it's possible to be both "insane" and methodical. (nt)	Posteritatis	Aug 2012	#34
THANK YOU.	kestrel91316	Aug 2012	#47
IMHO applying the DP to the mentally ill should be a crime against humanity,	kestrel91316	Aug 2012	#12
I've had some friends with schizophrenic members of their family, it was	RKP5637	Aug 2012	#28
Horrible barely describes it. My mom ruined my dad's Air Force career and then	kestrel91316	Aug 2012	#33
I understand and support you, kestrel. n/t	amandabeech	Aug 2012	#49
Are you equating "mentally ill" and "not human"? (nt)	Posteritatis	Aug 2012	#15
He certainly is, and I tried to get him banned. I'm PROUD to say that.	kestrel91316	Aug 2012	#18
You got lucky.	kestrel91316	Aug 2012	#16
Juror # 5 is a jackass	Marrah_G	Aug 2012	#23
And I think one of these mass killers (Whitman??) actually had a brain tumor	kestrel91316	Aug 2012	#36
There was a study linking serial killers to brain injuries, if I remember correctly	Marrah_G	Aug 2012	#42
I think they called him 'non-human' because he killed many people	muriel_volestrangler	Aug 2012	#26
Let's let the shrinks figure out if he's mentally ill or not.	backscatter712	Aug 2012	#17
There is NO QUESTION about the guy being mentally ill. Shrinks will determine if he's COMPETENT...	slackmaster	Aug 2012	#41
You are not going to demonstrate the absolute sanctity of life	WHEN CRABS ROAR	Aug 2012	#19
If he is schizophrenic, there is nothing to forgive.	kestrel91316	Aug 2012	#24
We are asked to forgive everyone, its not easy.	WHEN CRABS ROAR	Aug 2012	#29
Oh, and you have no clue what a "cretin" is, either.	kestrel91316	Aug 2012	#20
Thank you Doc :)	Marrah_G	Aug 2012	#22
I disagree with your entire post.	Marrah_G	Aug 2012	#21
Killing someone in captivity	Odious justice	Aug 2012	#30
I can certainly believe he is very seriously mentally ill.	Chemisse	Aug 2012	#6
That is because our legal system is so effed up. It cannot properly deal with	kestrel91316	Aug 2012	#14
Gee...what was your first clue, counsel?	Ken Burch	Aug 2012	#7
Yup.	flossie bobbsey	Aug 2012	#37
Duh, you think?	primavera	Aug 2012	#51
Thanks For Coming Up With Your Own Interpretations	SoCalMusicLover	Aug 2012	#55
Actually, capital punishment is more expensive than life locked up.	ehrnst	Aug 2012	#62
So, in a nutshell, he's a "useless eater". Thank you for the insight into YOUR	kestrel91316	Aug 2012	#67
Oh, and what evidence do you have that his mental illness is	kestrel91316	Aug 2012	#69
Here's a little reading to fill out your understanding of what it	coalition_unwilling	Aug 2012	#71
I'm going to take a wild guess that you've never seen real mental illness up close	slackmaster	Aug 2012	#72
It's pretty obvious that the poster in question has never had to deal with the	kestrel91316	Aug 2012	#79
"Made up mental illness" and fear about crazies hiding among us... classy. (nt)	Posteritatis	Aug 2012	#74
This message was self-deleted by its author	ehrnst	Aug 2012	#61
I Have No Experience	SoCalMusicLover	Aug 2012	#80
"Suddenly being 100% sane?" Did you miss the part where he was medicated?	Posteritatis	Aug 2012	#81
To me it's intuitively obvious that anyone who slaughters a bunch of innocent people randomly is...	slackmaster	Aug 2012	#82

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