They Walk Among Us!!

sidzen · 08-13-2014, 03:58 PM

As in, perhaps, there is nothing wrong with a drug addict until he steals; or as Lennie in Of Mice And Men?
Michael Milken is a criminal, too. Is he a victim or did he choose to be that way?
Those who choose to act out their sociopathy can logically be termed . . . what?
What happens in a democracy when the majority is wrong?
Odd, indeed!

metaschima · 08-13-2014, 05:23 PM

I am more focused on solutions. IMO, prison is not a solution to anything, it just creates more problems. If all prisons were converted to mental institutions I think the world would be a much better place.

I'd also say that ECT (electroconvulsive therapy) as practiced today with muscle relaxants and sedatives to prevent injury, is a viable option for the more extreme cases. It is actually capable of saving the lives of severely depressed people. There are some side effects, but it's better than being dead.