I am upset about the whole Jan 6th thing because of the double standard that it represents and the hyperbolic nature of how it was all treated in the media who used terms that people were NEVER charged with.
I also disagree vehemently with the detention of the folks from Jan 6th - almost all of them had NO criminal history.
However, my point stands. If they receive a “tip” about a person who is unhinged or says threatening things but no crime was committed there is little that they can legally do. I would guess it is a huge number of people who are “reported” but only a small handful of them go on to commit violence towards others. The outcry if they “locked them all up” would be legion. The resources required to monitor them all would be massive - police state level far beyond what we see now.
That was my point. I have plenty of criticism of them, but as long as they are sharing “tips” with local law enforcement and mental health absent an actual crime what else can they do? I know several people who might be described as a bit unhinged but they seem to function in society in their own way but how do you know which one will snap?
Good post.
According to the article I quoted earlier here, he was sectioned last year after threatening to shoot up high school graduation ceremony:
https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4063264/posts?page=394#394
While law enforcement was able to get a mental health intervention that time, possibly averting a graduation bloodbath, this time around either his like-minded new pals on 4chan and Discord did not alert LE or LE could not or did not act.
Or maybe he did not post his plans until it was too late for anyone to act? I’m not clear about the timeline, when exactly he posted his plans.