Sunwing threat suspect, released on bail

[taxslave]

it's our fault I think.

He ain't white so of course it is our fault.

 

[JLM]

You seem to have an adverse affect on some folks, eh.!

More than likely! Working environment didn't always suit every one. Try living in a logging camp for awhile!

 

[Nuggler]

Or the wait times.
They are long.

Too long. A hunting buddy shot himself in a fit of depression. BUT; he was the last person one would think of as depressed.- always a positive influence and a great organizer. go figure.

Only after his death did his wife say he'd been trying to go see a doc and get help.. If we had known we would have at least tried to talk to him.

More than likely! Working environment didn't always suit every one. Try living in a logging camp for awhile!

Kiddin wit ya JLM. Thanks but no thanks to the logging camp. Close quarters don't appeal to me. And, some guys really do stink. Maybe that got to him also.

 

[petros]

Just a question
has anyone here had a family member or a friend that they tried to get help for a mental illness?
Just wondering is all.
Should see the lineups.

Yes. A friend. Shrinks committed him for 4 weeks.

Only after his death did his wife say he'd been trying to go see a doc and get help.. If we had known we would have at least tried to talk to him

If he had of said he would harm himself, Docs are obligated to commit for minimum 72hrs instantly.

 

[JLM]

Yes. A friend. Shrinks committed him for 4 weeks.

If he had of said he would harm himself, Docs are obligated to commit for minimum 72hrs instantly.

I

I imagine a fair amount of it has to do with bi- polar (manic depressive) I've had a little contact with it. From what I can gather most of problems have to do with them deciding they don't need their medications. One family member has been that way for 20 years and was in and out of the "rubber room", but I guess finally she's decided to stick with her meds (she lost custody of her son in the process) and has been fine for a couple of years. Extremely intelligent person - it side tracked her off a career as a doctor.

 

[petros]

I imagine a fair amount of it has to do with bi- polar (manic depressive) I've had a little contact with it. From what I can gather most of problems have to do with them deciding they don't need their medications. One family member has been that way for 20 years and was in and out of the "rubber room", but I guess finally she's decided to stick with her meds (she lost custody of her son in the process) and has been fine for a couple of years. Extremely intelligent person - it side tracked her off a career as a doctor.

Bi-polars need sleep and a good diet more so than medications.

 

[JLM]

I'm beginning to think the whole incident was exaggerated!

 

[SLM]

A short time ago I watched a documentary on Nova called "Mind of a Rampage Killer" and there was this one family featured where the young (teen) son had been prone to outbursts of rage and often violence pretty much his whole life. Now, at least as of the time the documentary was shot, he hadn't committed a violent criminal act, and hopefully he won't, but it did make me wonder just how many violent offenders we have in the system who started off this way, perhaps maybe growing up in a home with a parent or parents who weren't so dedicated to seeking help for their child as this boy's mother was.

Anyhow here's how he described it:

MICHAEL: Your mind goes blank. You think about nothing but getting revenge on the people that have hurt you, you lash out and do violent things. It's very hurtful, and afterwards you may be incredibly tired and basically depressed. You feel really bad about it, but you know that there's not really anything you can do to them to make up to the people you hurt during those incidents. You can't control yourself when you're like that and no one else can. When you get like that, you just want to get the heck away from anyone in the area. It's kind of like a werewolf. When a werewolf turns into a werewolf, it doesn't know who he is, it doesn't know where he is, it's just wants to hurt and fight people.
MILES O'BRIEN: Wow, so you feel like there's another person inside, almost?
MICHAEL: Basically.
MILES O'BRIEN: Scary.
MICHAEL: Yes.

NOVA | Mind of a Rampage Killer



Now I'm not suggesting this guy is anything like this boy at all, whether the Sunwing threat suspect has a legitimate mental illness I couldn't even venture to guess. But the way this young boy describes his 'episodes' (for lack of a better word), it does make you think.