I just read THIS article, and am completely and utterly disappointed yet again at the treatment of soldiers. This woman obviously has a severe need for psychiatric attention, and she may spend the rest of her life in prison. Well, I bet if that be the case, unless she is put on suicide watch, her life will be short lived.
Soldiers go through an intense psychological stress in war and THAT is how they get treated?!?! She needs help, obviously, and she is being treated like she is some common criminal. People with mental illness are so misunderstood in this country. Why is it so hard to understand that people need help. Why do other's view them so harshly? Who the hell are any of us to judge other people?? Am I saying that we should just excuse behavior when the reason of mental illness is used, NO. But I am saying that when people exhibit obvious tendancies that scream out for a need for help, WHY DO WE IGNORE THEM?!?!
Look at Andrea Yates...how the hell did everyone around her not realize she was a ticking time bomb??? Why was she taken off her meds, why did her husband keep having more kids with her, KNOWING FULL WELL WHAT HAPPENS TO HER!!! Why would she be viewed as simply a monster when obviously she was mentally ill, and due to this committed a heinous act. She sought help, she did what the doctors told her to, they took her off her meds...WTF?!?!?! Should she just be released into the world with a slap on the wrist, no. She should be gotten the mental help she needs, and EVERYONE responsible should be held accountable.
Susan Smith...throw her in the pokie and throw away the key...oh wait, I believe she is free now...hmmm..okay, that makes sense...NOT!
I am just so tired of people that need help not getting it, and then when they snap, people just deem them monsters. I hope all these people never experience mental illness in this way, or maybe they should so they can understand the extremity of it. GRRRRR!
Okay, I am climbing off my soap box...
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