tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24279830.post4675542231260732672..comments2023-09-10T09:42:14.978-04:00Comments on Fears and Frets: Carol Anne Gotbaum apparently strangled herselfRionn Fears Malechemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05998730706323172918noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24279830.post-78204273355642068902007-10-19T15:33:00.000-04:002007-10-19T15:33:00.000-04:00Rob, Thanks for your comment. I don't think we a...Rob,<BR/> Thanks for your comment. I don't think we actually think different rules apply to us, so much as greet the conspicuous failures of the powerless with befuddlement. So, when we get tagged with misfortune meant for them, it becomes real and solving it becomes important.<BR/> It seems like Carol Anne Gotbaum should have been escorted, and doing so was too much trouble. I imagine she resisted the idea -- her husband does seem to have been quite concerned -- and her loved ones let the argument go. So, she was exposed to the travails of the mentally ill who can't afford such care, and died from them.<BR/> It's an individual tragedy, and my prayers (and my vote!) go to her family. But, I'm hoping that it sparks positive change.Rionn Fears Malechemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05998730706323172918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24279830.post-85730760218054694092007-10-19T12:43:00.000-04:002007-10-19T12:43:00.000-04:00"It's nice when the wealthy and powerful fall into..."It's nice when the wealthy and powerful fall into the traps lain for the indigent and disempowered, as it's the only way the rules can get changed"<BR/><BR/>I'd rather say it: "when the wealthy and powerful think that there are a different set of rules for them, it is nice when they are treated as equals with the indigent and disempowered"<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately it ended badly: "I believe she was a little not-there. She kept punching. She kept screaming. She kept kicking,". Someone that mentally unstable should never be left unaccompanied EVER, especially when in custody.Rob Savaresehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08910359808555550301noreply@blogger.com