Congresswoman shot in Arizona

[derf]

Originally Posted by CasterTroy

But he didn’t break any “student codes” or any laws

This is where you get into a gray area of intrusion into a person’s rights.

YEAH, you and I know this dude is mental, and needs some help…..but who are you and I?

I mean, I’m all for a law that says if 2 or more people think you’re doing something stupid, one of you get to slap him till he stops. Or if 2 or more people think you deserve to have your license revoked because you drive like an asshole, then BAM it happens.
But who are the 2 or more? Avatard and Paul? God help the republicans in the world! What if it were 101 and BabyG?
This is why the system sucks, but it’s better than nothing. It at least protects the people who AREN’T going to snap and kill ½ dozen people from the know-it-all’s of the world that think THEY know what’s best for everyone.
I mean really….would you like to see Sarah Palin with ultimate control like that?

However in this instance...it failed

In the Ft Hood case the guy was a military officer and he SHOULD be above reproach. If someone had a serious question about his mental abilities and current state yes, he should have been looked at. It's called a health and welfare inspection, and it can be used anytime by the command to look at a person.

Loughtner guy is a private citizen, yes if he slipped through the cracks there really is nothing anyone could have done

[Papa_Complex]

Originally Posted by derf

In the Ft Hood case the guy was a military officer and he SHOULD be above reproach. If someone had a serious question about his mental abilities and current state yes, he should have been looked at. It's called a health and welfare inspection, and it can be used anytime by the command to look at a person.

Loughtner guy is a private citizen, yes if he slipped through the cracks there really is nothing anyone could have done

I suppose that this sort of thing pretty much has to happen before a private citizen can get tossed in the quilted closet, if they don't remand voluntarily. We just had a homeless guy steal a snow plow in Toronto, then go on a rampage smashing up vehicles, before they finally caught him. He killed a cop who was trying to stop him, along the way.