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The mental illness defense

 
Tryangle 2019-07-08 14:19:09 

What the hell.

Witnesses say 27-year-old Michael Adams walked up to a 17-year-old boy in Circle K, slit his throat then left the store. The victim then stumbled outside, collapsed, and died.

Adams told officers the victim was listening to Rap music and that type of music makes him feel unsafe because he's been attacked in the past by people who listen to Rap music. He said he felt he needed to prevent an attack rather than wait for the victim to kill him

 
Chrissy 2019-07-08 14:28:52 

In reply to Tryangle

Throw away the key

 
black 2019-07-08 14:47:05 

In reply to Chrissy

Its easy to say, "throw away the keys" but you have to look at why someone would do something so bizarre.
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np 2019-07-08 20:29:47 

In reply to black

The answer is CLEAR - a person who should not be out in public without CARE. It happens often enough now that better needs to be done to protect this person and others from him/her-self.

The system(s) - continue to FAIL the broadest society. Examples like these show abject fackery that inefficient systems make happen again and again ... and again.
It's disgraceful when EVIDENCE exists that this "type of ill-person" is not safeguarded or have access to their meds and then WORSE - the public is NOT protected from them.
They should be housed with care at home or in institutions of care.
sad sad