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Old 03-12-2004, 11:47 AM   #9
Troubleshooter
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Originally posted by hot_pastrami
Ah, you've gotta love Utah.

*cough*

Hmm, I wasn't aware that our country had a pre-determined allotment of help that we're allowed to give mentally unbalanced people.
You should look at medicaid numbers. You might be surprised.

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Originally posted by hot_pastrami
And it's measured by the height of your teeth, no less? If you want to make the argument that you're sick of people using therapy when it's not necessary, I'm right there with you.
Good to go.

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Originally posted by hot_pastrami
I'm no therapy-and-medication pusher... far from it... but I do know that it IS necessary for a few troubled people. To say that nobody should get therapy because you're tired of it is a bit misguided.
After a year at a psychiatric facility you learn who is truly sick and who needs a boot in the ass. Most people just need a boot in the ass.

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Originally posted by hot_pastrami
I think Slarti nailed it on the head... the woman is probably a couple of tacos short of a combination plate. Imprisonment will only make her existing mental problems worse, and nobody will be served by that.
This is conjecture but, she probably has a long history of problems but was allowed to continue with minimal or no help.

This is quite possibly similar to that woman in Texas who killed all of her kids who had a gaggle of kids, a gaggle of problems, etc.
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