Tuscon

I haven't really been able to talk about the events that took place in Tuscon yet because there are so many personal feelings in it for me. I really don't care for media since they always have to blow things up and beyond as they dig up whatever they can find. That drives me nuts. The one thing about this topic that really gets me is the mental issues that are in question. People start speculating about who's to blame or what could have been avoided...it's a bunch of crap and here's why...

After my personal experience with the mental care system, law enforcement (or lack there of) and laws I cannot even begin to describe what a piece of shit it all is. Granted, I'm in a different state but a bigger state non the less so you would imagine there might be some benefits in either place over the other...there isn't. The ways that the laws work is set up so that law enforcement can only do their jobs to a certain extent, family can only do/say so much and people will never be treated in an efficient manner unless they harm or kill someone. It's easy for everyone to say whatever they want/can about anyone or anything but the simple reality is this...no matter who knew what, said or did what they could, or brought in whomever the incident still could have taken place because despite ALL of the roadblocks that are set up to keep people from getting proper treatment, once they have it it's up to that person to take care of himself. You can't force feed people meds, it's against their rights and you can't institutionalize them forever, it costs too much. So really people, unless something on the books changes things like this happen everyday with people knowing full well that the individual is ill, law enforcement knowing their ill, the person themselves knowing their ill(!). I've seen a great deal of this myself and I'll tell you, if it wasn't for my determination over 10+ years we wouldn't have had a fighting chance in hell and that's about what it takes unless you have a classic "crazy person" case and normally by then it's too late because they've done something drastic already. Trying to prevent anything in this country regarded to health and safety is like swimming up river. When all sides are considered too much it makes it impossible for the proper things to take place. That's just my opinion.