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kestrel91316

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5. Fresno County seems to be run by extreme RW religious nuts who probably think that

Reply to annm4peace (Original post)

Sat Jun 1, 2013, 04:05 PM

Jun 2013

"mental illness" is either just a cover for bad behavior and bad personal choices or a sign that a person is possessed by demons or in league with the devil. There is no other conceivable reason for doing this.

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The Fresno County Jail�s Barbaric Treatment of the Mentally Ill (denying their psych meds) [View all] annm4peace Jun 2013 OP

Who the hell are these jailers? Archae Jun 2013 #1

This Fresno County Sheriff's Margaret Mims' responsiblity. Comrade Grumpy Jun 2013 #14

So what's being done about her? Archae Jun 2013 #15

Wonder if they deny diabetics insulin too, or if it's only okay to abuse the mentally ill. (nt) Posteritatis Jun 2013 #2

Shakespeare said kill all the lawyers Savannahmann Jun 2013 #3

The reason to kill them was to eliminate any opposition to tyranny. SharonAnn Jun 2013 #10

Two things Savannahmann Jun 2013 #11

I did send the article to NAMI annm4peace Jun 2013 #4

Fresno County seems to be run by extreme RW religious nuts who probably think that kestrel91316 Jun 2013 #5

omg. just no adequate words...n/t RainDog Jun 2013 #6

Thank you, annm4peace! ReRe Jun 2013 #7

the more these horrible things are exposed the better annm4peace Jun 2013 #8

If you do happen to call the Sherriff or supervisor annm4peace Jun 2013 #9

Earlier I posted a link and a mis-quote Savannahmann Jun 2013 #12

"The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons." Comrade Grumpy Jun 2013 #13

You would think the settlement of the lawsuits would be enough annm4peace Jun 2013 #16