Yeah. This must have been after the psych eval.
Police interviewed Elliot Rodger and found him to be a "perfectly polite, kind and wonderful human," Shifman said.
Posted on 05/24/2014 1:50:20 PM PDT by kristinn
USA Today articles are headline and link only.
Nice to make your acquaintance too.
I know. They dumped all my saved videos when they took over.
Diverse opinion is good, no?
My oldest sister developed mental problems a little less than 40 years ago. She has been taking medication for her condition since then, during which time she finished college, attended nursing school, and worked as a registered nurse for over 30 years. She also married and raised a family, and has never attacked or injured anyone. According to you, she should have been locked up for most of her life instead.
I will refrain from expressing my personal opinion of you and those on this thread who have agreed with your position.
Sounds to me like that guy needed an exorcism more than a mental hospital. In fact, lots of them need exorcisms.
Absolutely. But is diversity of opinion the same as hypocrisy? A question for minds more advanced than mine I’m afraid..........
Can’t. States don’t have the money and the ACLU says its unfair that they’re locked up.
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In the ‘old’ days, daddy or an uncle would treat him to a hunting accident. A boy’s first pheasant was more than just a rite of passage.
Just what ere the cops supposed to do...if no law was broken...their hands are tied...a psych interview would be more appropriate. Cops can’t take people into custody because he made/watched videos... The person must demonstrate in front of them that they are a danger to themselves or others...immediate danger. Cops follow law...get blamed...cops don’t follow law...get blamed...
there is no legal definition of “evil”, except in a theocracy.
clearly a case of homicidal horniness .
his dad should have packed him off to Bangkok for several
months , he would have come back a changed boy ....
Family lawyer says they warned police. Police interviewed him and said he was a nice boy.
**That’s usually the MO..nice boy, quiet, outcast, kept to himself etc..
I have personally dealt with a sibling of mine for years, mental illness. We have no idea if he’s taking meds because he doesn’t talk, he’s very unstable & never know what mood he’s going to be in. It’s a frustrating situation & unless he does something to himself or someone else, can’t really do anything since he’s an adult. My parents are no help, they just ignore & act like nothings wrong.
I have learned to try not to make sense of things that don’t make sense. Meaning, my brother is just wired different than most people, we have no idea what goes through his mind or how he processes things. I’m just worried about the one day when he’ll finally snap & who knows what will set him off..
We have friends who have a bipolar young relative, a college student, who sometimes stays with them during school vacation. They have had to call the police three times during her visits when she has had problems. The police in their Socal town have a special squad that deals with these complaints,if available. They are good at evaluating people and then arranging the temporary psych stay if they think it is necessary. Standard questions are asked about weapons and suicide etc. If there are written or spoken threats of suicide or violence to others..it always results in a trip the the ward and evaluation.
So far it has worked in this case..they get her meds sorted and she is back on the street. Without this handling however, things could go really bad. If this kid discussed anything like what his tape showed..he should have been taken in and evaluated and I think they could have searched his apartment for a gun.
I'm not sure yet I want to watch it...
I just can't wrap my mind around how any human parents can conceive and raise such a self centered, indulged (BMW?) delusional insane individual.
Hard to tell if the killer was the result of his insanity, or if his insanity was the result of his home environment.
Just stand by.
CNN just had an interview by the parent of one of the vitims, and it sounded like the prepared, prepackagaed irrational diatribe by the killer himself...
...aimed at the NRA and the governments that allow the Second Amendment to exist.
I totally acknowledge the pain and irrationality that such a tragedy can cause, but not all victims are susceptible to being used as a tool by the Brady Bunch and other anti-gun nut cases.
Dignity can coexist with profound pain.
I have seen it more than once.
The parent (Christopher Matinez's Father) cited above on CNN, I suppose, would be less distraught and irrational, had the killer been using an axe for his dirty deeds. That he seems to have been coached or led by seriously anti-gun group or groups, is nakedly obvious.
I doubt it...I would imagine that any thought of God disappeared from his mind decades ago. Probably encouraged his son to “find his own way” spiritually as well. We see how that parenting approach worked out.
No.
That is never the first.
Disarming everyone is always the first.
You are presuming a whole bunch.
Where did the nut get the gun?
Was it legal and registered to him?
Was someone unconscious and negligent? Special with a spoiled mental case in the home?br>Was the gun "borrowed" from a buddy?
What?
How about circumspection, rationality and common sense? Is that too much to ask?
Yo DO realize that an issued "order of protection" can come about as a result of perjury, external insanity by the accuser and there would be unjust and unjustified quarterbacking of another kind?
The problem with kneejerk reactions, is that they are most often irrational in themselves.
“It is possible to have someone committed on a 72 hour psych hold (A 5150). I had to do it twice on a roommate.
Not true everywhere.
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