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Showing Original Post only (View all)Effects from the man who set himself on fire that nobody is talking about: [View all]
Yes, the man was clearly not well, and should have had the care and treatment he so desperately needed. But I am wondering how much further the system will fail us. How many of the witnesses to that horrific moment will experIence PTSD? How many will recognize it, and be able to seek help for it? How much more collateral damage will that man's untreated condition cause?
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niyad
Apr 20
OP
Those are good points, we can't act as if individual violence doesn't affect us as a whole
Walleye
Apr 20
#1
What do you mean? They got there with the fire extinguisher in less than 2 minutes. The man was determined to
mucifer
Apr 20
#31
Maybe because his attorney changed his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity
MorbidButterflyTat
Apr 20
#28
I was definitely thinking of how people who witnessed this could be affected.
electric_blue68
Apr 20
#11