the concept of utilizing mental health to put a stop, fuck it, even apply the brakes to atrocities, mass violence and serial killing is like pissing into the wind.
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First and foremost you need people OUTSIDE the profession to be aware, to watch for signs. Then, you need them to actually give a shit, and speak up. THEN, you need to convince the “patient” to come in for evaluation. I mean you can’t arrest someone on a whim that they are loony. (* very easily) THEN if they come in, hope that the Dr. can get somewhere with that person. Blah, Blah, Blah…… finally the person is “treated” and all is well! WHAOOOOO. Wait, dude goes off their meds, because they live alone, or with someone who doesn’t help keep them on track. Or, even on the meds, loses it and flips shit in public.
And that’s for someone “showing the signs”, which this kid apparently DID NOT. Neither did Charles Manson, prior to being caught. (IRC, it’s been a while since I read up on that whole thing). Even if they show signs, one loose link in the chain above, and the patient goes to shit, AKA ya didn’t stop shit.
Health care, doesn’t pay SHIT for mental checks, shrink visits, etc. That might be a starting point ya know. I mean it’s cool when your neighbor thinks a few screws are loose in their kid, but can they cough up the few thousand dollars to put the kid in front of a Dr???
Allllllllll the while, even if that all works. It’s still not a guarantee or IMO even come close to guaranteeing that shit wont still happen. BUT, what I can guarantee, me sitting at home watching TV with my wife and kids, when some bat shit crazy son of a bitch comes flying through the window with a tire iron screaming “AHHHH FUCK I AM OFF MY MEDS I AM GOING TO KILL YOU ALL AND RAPE YOUR DOG”… If I can’t shoot that bastard in the leg, legally, I stand ALMOST NO CHANCE as protecting my family and myself from harm.
Stop beating around the bush United States of Merica… I don’t want to keep living with my fingers crossed, hoping I will be safe by the grace of everyone else’s sanity around me. FUCK THAT SHIT, GIMME SOME MEANS OF PERSONAL PROTECTION!