Rachel L. Akers wrote in a message to Terry Smith:

 RLA> Gidday Terry,

RLA>> with mental problems should be locked up cause of the [wrong] 
RLA>> claim that Bryant had schizophrenia.

TS> Thread everywhere - Bloody Loonies, aorrta lockem way like. 

 RLA> IMHO the most tragic one was a mother's comment how her young son
 RLA> asked if she was going to be shot by the police. She's a respected
 RLA> campaigner for handcapped rights & also is a schizophreina

An understandable, if ignorant response. All those who rush around
commiting massacres are schizophrenic, just as law-abiding people don't
commit burglaries, only criminals. If it came to _predicting_ who would do
such a thing, I'd prefer to use dice, a ouija board or economists'
statements  rather than such a catch-all diagnosis.

You've made me feel guilty. A `disease\syndrome' tistisn't roller-coaster
passed by some time ago, and I was too lazy to take a ride.

 RLA> It only re-enforces my usual comment "what is normal"
& who is to
 RLA> judge??  If we start locking up peope cause they are
 RLA> acting "strangely" the few on the outside (if any) will have to
 RLA> support those locked up & I don't think they'd want to pay _that_
 RLA> much taxes...

We've gone the opposite direction. Unfortunately, even those who turn up
pleading for asylum are now often turned away:-( Never mind, they can
always go for a fast at their local friendly Dianetics center.

TS> We, [and I speak for the prime steers of the herd here] are the 
TS> first generation socialised via a 12-23" flickering tube.

 RLA> But in the words of one [can't remember which] State police
 RLA> commissioner. You can't legislate against stupidity. NFSE

In most of Oz, you don't have too. Try some Abos' Mature Age Entry test -
walk to Coober Pedy. It's real.

Terry

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