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The author of the email wrote Motherboard to say that he'd been reached by police and is feeling better Note this part of the article. If you publicly say you'
by Kenji 10y ago
The author of the email wrote Motherboard to say that he'd been reached by police and is feeling better
Note this part of the article. If you publicly say you're suicidal, you have policemen at your doorstep. And sometimes other consequences like being forced to go to checkups and therapy. It may also have concequences like not being eligible for gun ownership anymore, etc. So think twice before you discuss your mental health in public. There's a place to discuss it, but that place is not the internet under your real name. The last thing someone who is suffering from a breakdown needs is police waltzing into their home and taking away their rights.
- quirkafleeg 10y agoYou say "Note this part of the article", then ignore it yourself in order to talk about something else. It says: "he'd been reached by police and is feeling better" It does not say: "police waltzed into his home and took away his rights".
- Kenji 10y agoIf the police is inquiring about your wellbeing you "feel better" real quick ;) Look, I made my point, what you do with it is up to you.
- TazeTSchnitzel 10y agoPolice are notorious for handling suicidal people poorly, to the point many call for never calling the police about anyone in a mental health crisis. It's not worth the risk of them being shot or arrested.