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>The FBI looking at him was stressful no doubt, but it's not why he drank or shot himself. It doesn't really make sense, and is rather an offense to normal mor

>The FBI looking at him was stressful no doubt, but it's not why he drank or shot himself. It doesn't really make sense, and is rather an offense to normal morality, to say that because someone has a disability, that weakens them in terms of resisting abuse or torture, that it mitigates the responsibility of the perpetrators. In support of this being a societal norm, here: "The eggshell rule (also thin skull rule or talem qualem rule)[1] is a well-established legal doctrine in common law, used in some tort law systems,[2] with a similar doctrine applicable to criminal law. The rule states that, in a tort case, the unexpected frailty of the injured person is not a valid defense to the seriousness of any injury caused to them" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggshell_skull https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggshell_skull

okareaman 5y ago
IF you want to have a larger discussion about the abuse of power by the FBI under J Edgar Hoover, there is plenty of material to work with. My point was that the general public wants to attach a story to someone who drinks or drugs themselves to death. People are more comfortable with reasons and they don't understand that death from alcoholism and bipolar depression often doesn't need a reason other than diseases themselves. People often think "Oh yeah, people die from cancer" without needing any other reason, but this is not the case with death from alcoholism and bipolar disorder.
- perl4ever 5y ago
  >and bipolar disorder Really? How do you know? Anyone with a major mental illness on their record is never going to get the same medical treatment they would otherwise. It doesn't have to be directly related. Any complaints will be discounted, and they will know that, so they won't complain as much, and then when they do, it will sound odd, and that will cause people to take them less seriously, and so on.

okareaman 5y ago

IF you want to have a larger discussion about the abuse of power by the FBI under J Edgar Hoover, there is plenty of material to work with. My point was that the general public wants to attach a story to someone who drinks or drugs themselves to death. People are more comfortable with reasons and they don't understand that death from alcoholism and bipolar depression often doesn't need a reason other than diseases themselves. People often think "Oh yeah, people die from cancer" without needing any other reason, but this is not the case with death from alcoholism and bipolar disorder.

perl4ever 5y ago
>and bipolar disorder Really? How do you know? Anyone with a major mental illness on their record is never going to get the same medical treatment they would otherwise. It doesn't have to be directly related. Any complaints will be discounted, and they will know that, so they won't complain as much, and then when they do, it will sound odd, and that will cause people to take them less seriously, and so on.