I think you are the only one here pushing the suggestion of all mentally ill people being dangerous (even though you are pushing against it).
I don't think so. JR at least, though they may deny it, has pretty clearly exhibited they hold at least some stock in the stigma.
The point of discussing it is to learn more about it. It's a topic that I and other find interesting.
One more reason why debunking is a good thing. You are not going to stop ever incident like this, but by clearly debunking things we can at least hope to reduce it.
This was your initial post in the thread. Nothing wrong with it, aside from perhaps being in the wrong section, but a pretty simple sentiment requiring little elaboration, and featuring nothing but a link to a news article.
Then you posted his facebook page. Alright, whatever, lots of wild stuff on there you see some of on here, relatively pertinent... ok.
Then his videos start coming up. I didn't watch them. I got the general gist of what happened, I got the general gist of what Mick was trying to say, I don't need to watch this poor sob in his ramblings. Strikes me as tasteless. Still, whatever.
Then comments like this start coming with the videos,
He was detained on a medical hold while shopping for shoes? He never does say why they detained him. I wonder why?
Yeah, wonder why, eh...? Harhar. What's the point of this? I ask that very question. Your own response isn't unreasonable. Then there's this stuff.
Next we should cue the apologists so they can claim the psych eval violated his basic human rights.
harhar, what a farce, authority figures violating the rights of the mentally ill? As if they don't deserve it...!
I find it interesting that we can't control guns, because the real problem is mental illness, but if we try to force help on those that are mentally ill, then it is some sort of a conspiracy/ mind control etc.
Mentally ill people = the REAL problem in society, not guns. How silly that we cant forcibly medicate them, to prevent them from behaving dangerously..!
Mr. Purfield not only has a history of mental problems dating back to his teenage years...he also has a history of harassment / stalking. Including a stay away he vioated in N.J. He lost parental rights to his only child and that daughter advertises "services" via the internet in the SF Bay area . This is not a poor guy just getting beat up on by the system.
No. It's a mentally ill man being dealt with by the system in the way the system is currently set up to deal with such people. Why the hell are we criticizing his life history, exactly? By what right are we making judgements about him on the basis of the loss of his child? Maybe deep down he's a nice guy, maybe through and through he's an insidious prick, but what purpose does sitting in judgement of him serve any conversation?
I guess it's good that people like this are broadcasting their illnesses to the world, but unfortunate that nothing can be done except to wait until they break the law.
Actually this possibility scares the hell out of me!
Those scary mentally Ill... one can only wait...! This sentiment gets a little more blatant, and perhaps a little more honest later on. But first...
Correct, conspiracy theories ATTRACT people who are paranoid, and many who are paranoid are mentally ill. They are no longer one here, one there, isolated, sitting in their rooms thinking dark thoughts.
The Paranoid and the Mentally Ill, sitting alone in their rooms, thinking
dark thoughts. As opposed to, you know, going to work, spending time with friends family.., the stuff sane people do. No stigma here?
With the internet age these mentally ill paranoid people are able to connect with each other, and bolster each others' delusions. They are now a formidable front, egged on day after day until one cracks and does damage.
So mentally ill folk aren't your neighbors, mothers, brothers... they're a formidable front, like an army or something, taking 'orders' from conspiracy theorists until one of them snaps and hurts/kills someone. Nope. No stigma here.
So yes, we can "gawp" at them, which is harmless. With search engines they can find they are not alone, and rather than seek the help they need, their pathology is solidified and nourished. That makes them dangerous.
So the Mentally Ill are more likely to seek out conspiracy theories than they are to seek out help, making them dangerous. Mighty presumptuous, if not a clear example of the stigma in question.
You may not realize it, but this thread took a turn from your intent, and in a less than respectable direction. Failing to recognize the stigma only emphasizes its prevalence.