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Bettie

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17. Our "health care" system doesn't have the resources

Reply to elias7 (Reply #6)

Thu Sep 11, 2025, 04:57 PM

Sep 11

to deal with people who have serious mental illnesses, many can't even afford medication to mitigate it.

Why did he have so many arrests? Untreated schizophrenia. No resources, few placement slots available....it's bleak.

What would your solution be? There are none the way our society is currently organized.

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Calls it like I see it: America lost one of its largest promoters of bigotry. [View all] dlilafae Sep 11 OP

Welcome aboard! 3catwoman3 Sep 11 #1

3catwoman3 dlilafae Sep 11 #20

Kirk was a professional hatemonger. His final message: dalton99a Sep 11 #2

Not sure what the problem with that statement is. elias7 Sep 11 #6

The guy was also an untreated schizophrenic according to his mother. Ray Bruns Sep 11 #8

I know a person who is in the same boat. Psychotic, non-compliant littlemissmartypants Sep 11 #11

That is an interesting insight blubunyip Sep 11 #14

Thanks for your reply, blubunyip. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Sep 11 #15

Our "health care" system doesn't have the resources Bettie Sep 11 #17

❤️ littlemissmartypants Sep 12 #23

ask yourself why they focus on this guy Skittles Sep 12 #24

It's right at the edge of my mind.... Bettie Sep 12 #29

at least markie Sep 11 #3

The neck shot was a fluke IbogaProject Sep 11 #4

I saw the video. He was sitting and talking with microphone in hand. txwhitedove Sep 11 #5

According to the former FBI commentator on Lawrence's show tonight, Sogo Sep 12 #26

blows bosun's pipe , welcome abord. i found du in 2000 by " accident ahd nave been hever since . AllaN01Bear Sep 11 #7

AllaN01Bear dlilafae Sep 11 #21

Welcome dlilafae! sdfernando Sep 11 #9

Sdfernando dlilafae Sep 11 #19

Just to let you know Al Gore ran in 2000. John Kerry was the Democrat in 2004 Presidential election. mackdaddy Sep 11 #10

Thanks MackDaddy! dlilafae Sep 11 #16

Hi, dlilafae. Thanks for sharing this. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Sep 11 #12

littlemisssmartypants... dlilafae Sep 11 #18

Not even two weeks ago, he was admitting how he got Dump to turn on upper tier universities. Initech Sep 11 #13

LOL Skittles Sep 12 #25

Honestly, I wish anyone singing his praises today could tell my why he's bullwinkle428 Sep 11 #22

I would note that what we have now instead is an unoccupied niche in the online media ecosystem, toxic as it is 0rganism Sep 12 #27

That's a BIG entrance! canetoad Sep 12 #28