[CrunchyCripple]

Don't prisons create revenue?

[ralucagymnast]

Originally Posted by Agapeti ↗

America replaced mental asylums with prisons and jails. Must be cheaper

Yeah, prob makes sense from an economics standpoint. Either way, this guy should have been in some form of secure accommodation, whether psych ward or secure care home or something.

[Kanda444]

Originally Posted by Pyramid_Head ↗

Why was a mentally ill person without their meds?

Because they lived in the US.

[TheVrist]

I'm confident a professor could afford the meds.


If he was off them, it most likely from being delinquent from his regime.

[Kanda444]

Originally Posted by TheVrist ↗

I'm confident a professor could afford the meds.


If he was off them, it most likely from being delinquent from his regime.

Article says:

He said, 'He killed my sister because we couldn't get the prescriptions he needed. For four days, he didn't have his meds.

'She's dead because he had a mental illness, and we didn't know how serious it was. We're in terrible shock. She was a wonderful person.'

Rev. Lubrano told the paper Derek, who had attention deficit disorder and was dyslexic, was too old to be covered by his mother's insurance and they struggled to find a doctor who would accept Medicaid.

But, he said they finally found one at a cost of $200 for a 20 minute visit, adding that his sister did 'everything she could to keep him alive'.

Medicaid issue.

[TheVrist]

]attention deficit disorder and was dyslexic

Really?


Sounds like all those crimes committed because they were high on weed.

[Kanda444]

Originally Posted by TheVrist ↗

]attention deficit disorder and was dyslexic

Really?


Sounds like all those crimes committed because they were high on weed.

[TheVrist]

Just shows how inaccurate our media is.