| Mr Khan said: The sticking point to our mental health policy is that we cannot commit people unwillingly who are not a danger to themselves or others. The mentally ill who make up the large proportion of the chronically homeless fall under that heading. Once you're in the system, however, it's very hospitable. In Lanza's case, again, early warning would have helped better. Even if he was motivated by fear of being committed, more care given to him in school or whatever would've been good. |
Yeah, when you get people in the hosptial it's good. We're good at letting people know when they're crazy, however what we aren't good at is convincing parents to do what's right for their mentally ill children.
Often simply because they are more worried about what people will think and being embarresed.
More emphasis needs to be put on the parents, proper parenting and parental responsibility.
If instead of a pointless, meaningless, anti-scienctific rant against guns... focus was put on the parents mistakes. Perhaps some more parents would make the correct calls for their children and in general live safer lives in regards to their children, gun saftey etc.
Looking at what caused the problem, rather then shifting the blame on inanimate object. That is the correct way to handle such situations. Otherwise we're no different then the kid who complains he can't beat a videogame level because "The controller is broken" or the game is messed up. Except we're doing it with a MUCH more serious issue.
