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I'm left wondering why this is being treated as a felony rather than a mental health issue. I'm wondering what else hasn't been reported in this case (or can't
by tankenmate 6y ago
I'm left wondering why this is being treated as a felony rather than a mental health issue. I'm wondering what else hasn't been reported in this case (or can't be reported).
- aww_dang 6y agoPerhaps there's a conflict of interest in concluding that a largely sensationalist media may be a contributing factor.
- tankenmate 6y agoDo you mean that reporting is influencing the prosecutor's decisions? i.e. the media is suggesting that mental health issues are over blown? or that the prosecutor feels that media reports on mental health are over blown? I ask because I have seen different media sources report diametrically opposed views on this. I know this is somewhat naive, but I would have thought that evidence would be the primary reason in decisions of whether to prosecute. I also realise that there are cases where the public good is also considered.
- throwaway0a5e 6y agoThe prosecutors are throwing the book in order to have more bargaining leverage in order to cover for the incompetence of the people running security. You don't wind up being a prosecutor in a big city by being unwilling to do that.