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In reply to the discussion: Woman charged with hate-crime murder in death of man pushed in front of NYC train [View all]marble falls
(70,204 posts)We aren't talking about Adam Lanza who, its been alleged in the news outlets reporting may have been re-acting to his mother looking for long term residential treatment for his well documented craziness. We're talking about this crime. She seems and has been described as semi-homeless and having been treated or at least diagnosed with some form of mental illness. I think it is highly likely she needs treatment in a treatment center as opposed to jail where far, far too many get their their first contact with mental health treatment - usually a prison within the prison and huge doses of Thorazine like drugs.
We've allowed the declining funding in public mental health programs and toss these people including huge numbers of combat vets highly trained in screwing with someone from manually to with automatic assault weapons. We've turned out or allowed to be turned out 10,000's of dangerous folks to the streets. When the tipping point arrives, how safe will we be? And then we allow hatred to be preached by FOX and Teabillies and so-called religious leaders and fake "social"
Conservatives to feed hatred of Moslems and Arabs. Whether they're Moslem or Arab or not.