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dogknob

(2,431 posts)
78. It's a long story, but living in Calibama has its perks.
Mon May 26, 2014, 02:36 AM
May 2014

I can pretty much figure out within 10 minutes if a person is worth paying attention to.

I'm sorry your family suffers from mental illness JJChambers May 2014 #1
You need to stop with your bigoted attacks on the mentally ill. Now. Bjorn Against May 2014 #3
There's nothing wrong with locking up someone who is a danger to himself and others JJChambers May 2014 #4
there's a lot wrong with how that's been implemented everywhere it's been cali May 2014 #7
It says a lot about you that you would ask me to step back from an issue that effects my family Bjorn Against May 2014 #10
What in the hell makes you think that liberalhistorian May 2014 #23
Involuntary commitment to the state hospital JJChambers May 2014 #26
no difference iamthebandfanman May 2014 #33
Someone who has been involuntarily committed is flagged and cannot buy a gun JJChambers May 2014 #44
I'd be more concerned with people with a history of domestic abuse having a gun. Neoma May 2014 #60
They can buy them privately, am I correct? nt No Vested Interest May 2014 #75
Not legally Lee-Lee May 2014 #82
OK, that's even more liberalhistorian May 2014 #46
I 'finally' crashed and I happened to do it in VA. greiner3 May 2014 #65
Take their rights away when they have done nothing wrong. phil89 May 2014 #92
The great majority of the mentally ill aren't particularly dangerous. nomorenomore08 May 2014 #64
No one said this person's family member was a danger to anyone Leme May 2014 #99
No, he needs to take a step back because... JJChambers May 2014 #103
I consider it a greater attack Leme May 2014 #104
and YOU don't have a frickin' clue what you are talking about. none. zip. zilch. zero. cali May 2014 #5
be careful what you wish for Skittles May 2014 #6
If homicidal ideation is grounds for involuntary committed, then a significant amount of our society TexasTowelie May 2014 #14
This is one of the best posts in this thread. murielm99 May 2014 #18
And it's very frightening how many liberalhistorian May 2014 #28
HI and SI are grounds for commitment rustydog May 2014 #86
I don't know the specific details in Texas, but I believe there are similar requirements. TexasTowelie May 2014 #90
Why are you bringing Rodger Elliot into this ? Leme May 2014 #96
The OP started this based on his other posts in the Elliot threads JJChambers May 2014 #97
I stayed away from the santa Barbara threads, the Elliot threads Leme May 2014 #100
One may wonder your own reaction should you be committed (rightly or wrongly) involuntarily. LanternWaste May 2014 #98
K&R, and the Greatest Page for you. n/t CaliforniaPeggy May 2014 #2
k&r Starry Messenger May 2014 #8
I think we should have a way to distinguish mentally ill people like your brother pnwmom May 2014 #9
That part about him accumulating an arsenal is where the problem should have been dealt with Bjorn Against May 2014 #12
If Elliot Rodger had been involuntarily committed he would have been barred from purchasing a gun JJChambers May 2014 #15
I am done with your bigotry. Bjorn Against May 2014 #19
What do you suggest to protect society? JJChambers May 2014 #24
Yes, look at all the mentally ill who are liberalhistorian May 2014 #30
I think you're doing two things JJChambers May 2014 #34
I wasn't talking about state liberalhistorian May 2014 #43
They're more like to end up in prisons if they don't get treatment from hospitals and pnwmom May 2014 #80
I'd rather lock you up for being a poster who clearly has hearing problems. Neoma May 2014 #63
I feel your pain. bravenak May 2014 #72
Do you object to 3 day involuntary commitments for people whose family and/or doctors pnwmom May 2014 #32
I should hope not JJChambers May 2014 #36
There needs to be a mechanism other than "involuntarily commitment". Half-Century Man May 2014 #39
"One which would suspend access to firearms pending further assessment" AngryDem001 May 2014 #61
It would reduce the numbers available, particularly of assault weapons. The fact that pnwmom May 2014 #81
The Navy Yard shooter is a bad example Lee-Lee May 2014 #84
Any limits are only as good as what the government knows about a person in order to judge Lee-Lee May 2014 #83
You have no business even suggesting my family may be "shielding" my brother Bjorn Against May 2014 #85
Sorry, reality can be harsh Lee-Lee May 2014 #87
I am not sure about this shielding. Having dealt with the mentally ill, up to and through the courts freshwest May 2014 #95
Assuming his brother is dangerous merely due to mental illness is bigotry. Period. nomorenomore08 May 2014 #94
We don't. Period. cali May 2014 #25
we should have a way. we dont. the science is not there yet. mopinko May 2014 #57
How about common sense? When family members and doctors agree pnwmom May 2014 #79
common sense is no replacement for science. mopinko May 2014 #88
I'm sorry you feel hurt but I don't feel that way ecstatic May 2014 #11
What science am I ignoring? Bjorn Against May 2014 #13
you're speaking in generalities, while others are being very specific ecstatic May 2014 #20
well Leme May 2014 #102
There is a vast difference between a 3 day involuntary commitment, based on evidence pnwmom May 2014 #35
Your post should not have been hidden. bravenak May 2014 #16
are you saying what Ronald Reagan did was "For the best"? VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #21
No. bravenak May 2014 #40
We lock them away in prison.... VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #42
I didn't know that. bravenak May 2014 #47
It didn't use to be this way....AND families had better options...you didn't JUST have to decide VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #50
Here you go.... VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #52
Thank you. bravenak May 2014 #55
I hate him even more now. bravenak May 2014 #70
K&R. TexasTowelie May 2014 #17
Thanks, you are a good person and you do not deserve to face stigma. Bjorn Against May 2014 #22
I'd just like to send you this cali May 2014 #27
I don't have an answer, but for years we locked up the mentally ill, and... TreasonousBastard May 2014 #29
Locked out of your own earlier OP, so you're giving it another go? 1000words May 2014 #31
Attacking the mentally ill is attacking my family Bjorn Against May 2014 #37
Each day on DU, there are some pretty nasty things said about Republicans in general. 1000words May 2014 #51
A cyber-fit? Bjorn Against May 2014 #53
Rounding up and imprisoning is exactly what we used to do. JoeyT May 2014 #68
This is true 1000words May 2014 #71
sorry, but mopinko May 2014 #56
Pardon? 1000words May 2014 #59
yeah, no, you are. mopinko May 2014 #62
I didn't have the opportunity to engage Bjorn in the other thread. 1000words May 2014 #66
"let's not pretend that it would only be people like him that would be locked away". THANK you for uppityperson May 2014 #38
How can your family be under attack by people on message boards on the internet? treestar May 2014 #41
The problem goes far beyond this message board Bjorn Against May 2014 #45
I also remember meeting that one fundy who read the bible literally... LanternWaste May 2014 #101
Bro dogknob May 2014 #48
The extreme paranoia and auditory hallucinations ... 1000words May 2014 #54
Mental illness and hyper-machismo certainly aren't mutually exclusive, though. Just saying. nomorenomore08 May 2014 #69
Of course not. dogknob May 2014 #73
As I've said before, it seems to have been a "perfect storm" of malign influences. nomorenomore08 May 2014 #74
I live in Bro Central: San Clemente, CA dogknob May 2014 #76
San Clemente? My sympathies... nomorenomore08 May 2014 #77
It's a long story, but living in Calibama has its perks. dogknob May 2014 #78
agreed. I skimmed through a large part of his manifesto... magical thyme May 2014 #91
people, even here, have a very hard time mopinko May 2014 #89
It is just another manifestation of "fear of the other" Half-Century Man May 2014 #49
my best to you and your family. mopinko May 2014 #58
K&R DeSwiss May 2014 #67
I'm mentally ill too Prophet 451 May 2014 #93
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