Define mental illness.
Well, there’s Travis Reinking for openers! And his father is an accessory to the murders his son committed and should be serving a very long sentence.
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Shooting people in a Waffle House clad only in a jacket.
Mental illness refers to a wide range of mental health conditions — disorders that affect your mood, thinking and behavior. Examples of mental illness include depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, eating disorders and addictive behaviors. Many people have mental health concerns from time to time.....Why do you ask?
He believed he was being stalked by singer Taylor Swift, and that she was on the roof of the local Dairy Queen trying to get away from him.
This:
If Current Laws Had Been Followed, There Would Have Been No Waffle House ShootingThe accused man’s father told police that he had previously taken three rifles and a handgun away from his son and locked them up over concerns regarding his mental health.
- May 2016: The Tazewell County (Illinois) Sheriff’s Office responded to a call at a CVS parking lot, where the suspect was suicidal and believed his parents were helping music star Taylor Swift harass him.
- June 2017: The suspect was accused of threatening someone with an AR-15 while wearing a pink dress outside of a public pool. According to the incident report, he then stripped naked and jumped into the pool before repeatedly flashing his genitals to the lifeguards ordering him to leave.
- July 2017: The Secret Service arrested the Waffle House suspect for attempting to breach a security barrier into a restricted area near the White House. He allegedly told the agents he was trying to set up a meeting with the president. The suspect was charged with “unlawful entry,” but the FBI apparently closed the case without pursuing a criminal conviction.
- August 2017: The accused contacted the Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office to complain that dozens of people were “tapping into his computer and phone” after he attempted to send letters to Taylor Swift. At some point soon afterward, Illinois officials revoked his state firearms license, which Illinois requires for the possession of any firearm in the state.
At some point, a society ruled by a Constitution & it's Bill of Rights must make a determination as to definitions that pertain to such things as "mental illness." I'm sure we can agree that there are some adults out there that should not be allowed to lawfully posses firearms.
The issue, as you pose, is where is that line drawn. I think in this case, the perp should have been considered mentally ill prior to the Waffle House shooting. The only way he should have been in possession of a firearm, is if he had stolen it.
Define mental illness.
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