[usconservative]

See my post above. Until you live with someone with a severe mental illness, I strongly suggest that you refrain from judgment of those who do.

FYI, I have. And what I'd really like to say to you, would surely get deleted from the thread.

Stop shifting the blame. Those of us who have cared for family members who are mentally ill do know what it takes, but we also have to recognize (obviously you do NOT) that when those family members are a danger to themselves or others, we have obligations to protect others, or society as the case may be.

That's the reality.

Russel Yates *knew* what his wife would be capable of doing. He sat by and did NOTHING. He's culpable. Get over it.

And don't reply to me further. I have no interest in debating someone like you. You have a victim mentality that frankly, grates on my nerves.

[Collier]

I totally agree. My 79 yr old father became psychotic & paranoid after he suffered a stroke. He was very threatening to my mother. We (his children) came & called 911 & had him taken to the hospital where he was put in a psychiatric ward. We later found a 12 inch long kitchen knife hidden on top of the bathroom medicine chest. We also found his medicine, that we thought he was taking (valium), underneath the chair he used to sit in. We all knew he was a threat to my mother and we took care of it. Rusty Yates is culpable.