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I am Adam Lanza's mother
"Three days before 20-year-old Adam Lanza killed his mother, then
opened fire on a classroom full of Connecticut first-graders, my 13- year-old son, Michael (not his name), missed his bus because he was wearing the wrong color pants.... ......I live with a son who is mentally ill. I love my son. But he terrifies me... .....The police came quickly and carried my son screaming and kicking into the bowels of the hospital. I started to shake, and tears filled my eyes as I filled out the paperwork - "Were there any difficulties with ... at what age did your child ... were there any problems with ... has your child ever experienced ... does your child have ...".... ....On the intake form, under the question, “What are your expectations for treatment?” I wrote, “I need help.” And I do. This problem is too big for me to handle on my own. Sometimes there are no good options. So you just pray for grace and trust that in hindsight, it will all make sense. I am sharing this story because I am Adam Lanza’s mother. I am Dylan Klebold’s and Eric Harris’s mother. I am Jason Holmes’ mother. I am Jared Loughner’s mother. I am Seung-Hui Cho’s mother. And these boys — and their mothers — need help. In the wake of another horrific national tragedy, it’s easy to talk about guns. But it’s time to talk about mental illness When I asked my son’s social worker about my options, he said that the only thing I could do was to get Michael charged with a crime. “If he’s back in the system, they’ll create a paper trail,” he said. “That’s the only way you’re ever going to get anything done. No one will pay attention to you unless you’ve got charges. I don’t believe my son belongs in jail. The chaotic environment exacerbates Michael’s sensitivity to sensory stimuli and doesn’t deal with the underlying pathology. But it seems like the U.S. is using prison as the solution of choice for mentally ill people... With state-run treatment centers and hospitals shuttered, prison is now the last resort for the mentally ill.... No one wants to send a 13-year-old genius who loves Harry Potter and his snuggle animal collection to jail. But our society, with its stigma on mental illness and its broken health-care system, does not provide us with other options. Then another tortured soul shoots up a fast-food restaurant. A mall. A kindergarten classroom. And we wring our hands and say, “Something must be done.” I agree that something must be done. It’s time for a meaningful, nationwide conversation about mental health. That’s the only way our nation can ever truly heal....". Read mo http://www.sfgate.com/opinion/openfo...#ixzz2FOXWEiMW elsewhe "..Deinstitutioanlization led to many legal and structural changes. American public mental hospital patients declined from more than 550,000 in 1955 to fewer than 40,000 at present. The displaced patients now represent 30-50% of the homeless populations..." google: "Far Left Groups Defeated Connecticut Mental Health Protection Laws Just Months Before Shooting" |
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I am Adam Lanza's mother
On Dec 18, 3:05*am, "PJ O'D" wrote:
.. . . .....I live with a son who is mentally ill. I love my son. But he terrifies me... .. . . And to tell the truth, I'm not all that stable myself and that's why I bought a boat load of assault weapons and taught my son, Adam, how to use them and then left them laying around the house just in case he felt the need to relieve his frustrations. |
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I am Adam Lanza's mother
On Dec 18, 12:06*pm, mg wrote:
.. .....I live with a son who is mentally ill. I love my son. But he terrifies me... . . . And to tell the truth, I'm not all that stable myself and that's why I bought a boat load of assault weapons and taught my son, Adam, how to use them and then left them laying around the house just in case he felt the need to relieve his frustrations. An utterly stupid broad but should society as whole be penalized for the gross stupidity of one individual? "He Who Has the Guns Has the Power" quoting from Chairman Mao |
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donovan meddles into family affairs
Forbidding guns is not a punishment, old hater.
There are subjects you should avoid, but no, just like evleth you have to prove the world you're the best with your hateful crossposts. This family is none of your business, kook. "PJ O'D" a écrit dans le message de groupe de discussion : ... On Dec 18, 12:06 pm, mg wrote: . .....I live with a son who is mentally ill. I love my son. But he terrifies me... . . . And to tell the truth, I'm not all that stable myself and that's why I bought a boat load of assault weapons and taught my son, Adam, how to use them and then left them laying around the house just in case he felt the need to relieve his frustrations. An utterly stupid broad but should society as whole be penalized for the gross stupidity of one individual? "He Who Has the Guns Has the Power" quoting from Chairman Mao |
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I am Adam Lanza's mother
On Dec 18, 11:48*am, "PJ O'D" wrote:
On Dec 18, 12:06*pm, mg wrote: . .....I live with a son who is mentally ill. I love my son. But he terrifies me... . . . And to tell the truth, I'm not all that stable myself and that's why I bought a boat load of assault weapons and taught my son, Adam, how to use them and then left them laying around the house just in case he felt the need to relieve his frustrations. An utterly stupid broad but should society as whole be penalized for the gross stupidity of one individual? "He Who Has the Guns Has the Power" quoting from Chairman Mao One has to balance the rights of people to own assault rifles versus the rights of children not to be massacred in their schools. As I've said before, personally I prefer the free-enterprise solution of requiring people to obtain liability insurance before purchasing a gun and in the case of an "utterly stupid broad" like the one were talking about, I doubt if she would have been able to find an insurance company stupid enough to cover her, but if she had, at least the victim's parents would have received some compensation. |
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I am Adam Lanza's mother
On 18/12/2012 21:43, mg wrote:
One has to balance the rights of people to own assault rifles versus the rights of children not to be massacred in their schools. As I've said before, personally I prefer the free-enterprise solution of requiring people to obtain liability insurance before purchasing a gun and in the case of an "utterly stupid broad" like the one were talking about, I doubt if she would have been able to find an insurance company stupid enough to cover her, but if she had, at least the victim's parents would have received some compensation. Even better, why not stringent police checks on how and where the guns are stored? In the UK, gun owners have to lock the gun in a secure metal cabinet with the whereabouts of the key known only to the licensee. Also of course, why not comprehensive gun training followed by a test before the license is granted. After all nobody complains about just such regs where driving is concerned. |
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I am Adam Lanza's mother
On Dec 19, 9:48*am, mikeos wrote:
On 18/12/2012 21:43, mg wrote: One has to balance the rights of people to own assault rifles versus the rights of children not to be massacred in their schools. As I've said before, personally I prefer the free-enterprise solution of requiring people to obtain liability insurance before purchasing a gun and in the case of an "utterly stupid broad" like the one were talking about, I doubt if she would have been able to find an insurance company stupid enough to cover her, but if she had, at least the victim's parents would have received some compensation. Even better, why not stringent police checks on how and where the guns are stored? In the UK, gun owners have to lock the gun in a secure metal cabinet with the whereabouts of the key known only to the licensee. Also of course, why not comprehensive gun training followed by a test before the license is granted. After all nobody complains about just such regs where driving is concerned. One of the very good things about requiring people to obtain private liability insurance is that all the issues that you have just mentioned, and a lot more that you and I might never even think about will automatically, and almost magically, be taken care of by the insurance company. If you haven't had gun training and/or you don't lock your guns in a metal cabinet, for example, your premiums will go up. Or they might not be willing to insure you at all. |
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I am Adam Lanza's mother
On Dec 19, 12:39*pm, "simon calder"
notlikeanythinglikeealaddr...@notnomoreadsalthere .fr ponticates again: Why not NO GUNS....? who f*ckin *needs* them ....that's the start point. clem Ain't nobody 'round here in the US of A callin' fer bannin our guns, Calder, other than you snotty Your-A-Peons over there. Jist take that it and choke on it, Your-A-Peon |
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