tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7657298.post3096420875918734959..comments2008-04-27T13:25:41.443-05:00Sidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16299676284584329772noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7657298.post-20108583998797604442008-04-27T13:25:00.000-05:002008-04-27T13:25:00.000-05:00This is fear based reporting at its worst. And I agree.<BR/><BR/>People with mental illness are not more violent. Fact.Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06340730498047128203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7657298.post-19948040830691511752008-04-22T16:13:00.000-05:002008-04-22T16:13:00.000-05:00How utterly ridiculous! When my depression hits I'm more of a risk to myself than anyone else! I don't see how they can say that people will mental illnesses are automatically dangerous, that's just adding fuel to the stigma fire! <BR/><BR/>How completely ignorant, what a stupid move!MBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036026807037097187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7657298.post-18287692992355392412008-04-21T20:13:00.000-05:002008-04-21T20:13:00.000-05:00Working for a newspaper, I hear the reporters talking like this all the time. I should stand up for myself and say "hey, I have a mental illness. Do you think I'm going to grab a gun and shoot everyone?" But I don't want to draw that much attention to myself. <BR/><BR/>In the end, anyone who has a mental illness is "dangerous" in their minds. I'm dangerous because I have borderline personality disorder and because I'm depressed. My mental illness automatically means I'm capable of mass murder. <BR/><BR/>There is so much ignorance in America about mental illness. If anyone would take time to educate themselves, they'd see that there are those of us out there that aren't killers. We have problems, yes, but we aren't going to go and kill people.<BR/><BR/>By the way, don't judge me for being a journalist. I hate all journalists. It's just a job to me, a way to pay the bills. I'm looking to go back to school to become a mental health counselor instead of being a journalist who just hurts people.BPD in OKChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05683169496395540565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7657298.post-79060391518927679082008-04-21T18:13:00.000-05:002008-04-21T18:13:00.000-05:00That is the most ignorant statement I have ever heard - "2.6 million dangerously mentally ill people"?? That, coming from a major network like CBS???? I'm beyond appalled.<BR/><BR/>That is just more of the sensationalist type journalism, obviously meant to generate more viewers. I'm glad you are boycotting them, Sid. I would too, if I lived in the US.Polar Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09042280087446534146noreply@blogger.com