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OAITW r.2.0

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8. That's the point.

Tue Jun 9, 2020, 12:30 AM

Jun 2020

We don't know.

We see a video/photo - filter thru our biases and immediately create a conclusion. Win?

I think engaging without making immediate comment is always the smart tack.....

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Husband of woman in viral racist tirade video gives different side of story on what happened [View all] Beakybird Jun 2020 OP

This bothers me. OAITW r.2.0 Jun 2020 #1

I think the initial reaction was understandable ahimsa Jun 2020 #5

That's the point. OAITW r.2.0 Jun 2020 #8

He needs to keep her off the street if this is true because... brush Jun 2020 #33

Poor man! I hope they are both able to get the help they need. (nt) scarletwoman Jun 2020 #2

Well, the woman did lie and pretend to be the store owner/manager dalton99a Jun 2020 #3

And she assaulted that young lady before she was retaliated on. brush Jun 2020 #34

A lawyer that did not know how to get his wife help for a year. Okey Dokey tulipsandroses Jun 2020 #4

He knows family law: dalton99a Jun 2020 #6

I was not suggesting the kind of law he practiced is a factor in knowing about civil commitment tulipsandroses Jun 2020 #21

The standard for commitment is very high OrwellwasRight Jun 2020 #7

That depends on how convicing someone is. Jamastiene Jun 2020 #35

It is not that easy. My youngest has suffered from depression going on four years...it is Demsrule86 Jun 2020 #9

I'm so sorry for the nightmare you are living through MaryMagdaline Jun 2020 #12

I am sorry you and your family are having such a hard time. I work within the system tulipsandroses Jun 2020 #19

Thanks Demsrule Nt okaawhatever Jun 2020 #58

Not as easy as you think hardluck Jun 2020 #17

I am sorry for the challenges you and your family are having. tulipsandroses Jun 2020 #24

Have you ever tried to use those? dsc Jun 2020 #47

Yes. Personally and Professionally tulipsandroses Jun 2020 #55

You don't know how hard it is to get help cally Jun 2020 #49

Yes we all know the mental health system is broken. tulipsandroses Jun 2020 #56

If you pose a physical danger to yourself or others. Very difficult. Beakybird Jun 2020 #10

This story has a fishy smell to it. Nevilledog Jun 2020 #11

He's a lawyer and is setting up her defense... 2naSalit Jun 2020 #13

And if she's such a loose cannon why is she working at his law firm? Nevilledog Jun 2020 #16

She might be relatively high functioning and have unexpected episodes. Beakybird Jun 2020 #18

Either way... 2naSalit Jun 2020 #43

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Jun 2020 #23

I think you may be right. backscatter712 Jun 2020 #30

He's a lawyer ducking a lawsuit himself, perhaps? Duppers Jun 2020 #48

No doubt. Nevilledog Jun 2020 #54

Crazy crap, isn't it. nt Duppers Jun 2020 #59

I feel bad for the husband MustLoveBeagles Jun 2020 #14

Fox News Reports Paranoia and Mental Health Concerns by Fox News Watcher Stallion Jun 2020 #15

Yeah, if they watch Fox (which is likely) there is no excuse. Beakybird Jun 2020 #20

Didn't you like the little insertion at the end? Nevilledog Jun 2020 #22

The young woman needs to sue Mrs. Harriman. Baitball Blogger Jun 2020 #31

Her husband is an attorney 2naSalit Jun 2020 #44

He knows he doesn't have a case - it's on video. backscatter712 Jun 2020 #57

I am a bit troubled by many of the above responses Thunderbeast Jun 2020 #25

I'm grateful for your insights. Beakybird Jun 2020 #27

Now Karen's on video committing assault. backscatter712 Jun 2020 #32

So why is she driving a deadly weapon ecstatic Jun 2020 #26

"Psychotically paranoid." That describes just about every racist in my community! Baitball Blogger Jun 2020 #28

I don't give a flying fuck about Karen's mental state. backscatter712 Jun 2020 #29

Beyond That... ProfessorGAC Jun 2020 #38

He's trying to save her ass. Jamastiene Jun 2020 #36

He's trying to save HIS ass. I'm sure his law practice is suffering now. Solomon Jun 2020 #39

Good point. Jamastiene Jun 2020 #40

If true, this is very sad, but at the same time it is damaging to those around her and Squinch Jun 2020 #37

Always a different side of everything on Fox stations. pwb Jun 2020 #41

A sign of the times genxlib Jun 2020 #42

No shit... 2naSalit Jun 2020 #45

Sorry. There are lots of stories. Beakybird Jun 2020 #50

If he manages to succeed, there's someone in the White House who needs the same treatment. tanyev Jun 2020 #46

There were some scary racists in the psych ward when I was a patient a couple of years ago. hunter Jun 2020 #51

I was thinking, mental illness and Fox News aren't good for each other. Beakybird Jun 2020 #52

This kind of thing cheapens the fact that there are real people with real mental illnesses out there Aristus Jun 2020 #53