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sigmasix

(794 posts)

6. this poor man is probably suffering

Reply to appleannie1 (Original post)

Fri Aug 9, 2013, 12:50 AM

Aug 2013

with some form of severe mental illness. I hope his insurance covers this sort of thing- because if it doesn't he could end up un-treated and homeless. Why are victims of serious illnesses like cancer taken seriously, while victims of serious mental illness are made fun of?
This gentleman's humanity and dignity will be stripped from him by mental illness. He has already been humiliated through this event. America owes it's citizens better.

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Man Blows Up Dog That ‘Has The Devil’ In Him, Thinks World Is Ending [View all] appleannie1 Aug 2013 OP

This man should be Turbineguy Aug 2013 #1

LOL appleannie1 Aug 2013 #2

And yet, kentauros Aug 2013 #10

I'm not suggesting that Turbineguy Aug 2013 #17

'As for his exgirlfriend who gave him the supposedly devil-filled dog? That is Dillingham’s cousin.' rug Aug 2013 #3

Get this guy in a YMCA shower with Rick Santorum Blue Owl Aug 2013 #4

They could compare notes, and talk about xfundy Aug 2013 #5

this poor man is probably suffering sigmasix Aug 2013 #6

Probably, but can we be sure? trotsky Aug 2013 #9

If he had metastatic cancer that caused him to act erratically, I don't think cbayer Aug 2013 #12

I wonder if he's got a problem with METH? This seems a little indicative ... Ecumenist Aug 2013 #7

It's possible. cbayer Aug 2013 #13

Too violent for my taste, like the horrible fate that overtook the Gadarene swine: dimbear Aug 2013 #8

Oh,NO! Another psychiatrically ill person who identifies with religion. cbayer Aug 2013 #11

I wish the medical profession would do away with the distinction okasha Aug 2013 #14

While I agree with you wholeheartedly, it's not the medical profession cbayer Aug 2013 #18

Or a religious person does something undesierable Lordquinton Aug 2013 #16

Please, this is much more than undesirable. cbayer Aug 2013 #19

Is that your professional medical opinion? Lordquinton Aug 2013 #20

The story could not go either way. cbayer Aug 2013 #21

Religion manifests in many ways Lordquinton Aug 2013 #22

Yes, there are religious groups that teach that animals are there for human use, cbayer Aug 2013 #23

By religious groups Lordquinton Aug 2013 #24

Have you ever seen the Dr. Laura letter about what you would have to do cbayer Aug 2013 #25

Depending on how literally one takes the bible, trotsky Aug 2013 #26

What a horrible story! hrmjustin Aug 2013 #15

OMG I am sure this WWJD gopiscrap Aug 2013 #27