Friday, August 3, 2012

A Long Alarm

Good morning!

I just heard or read that the psychiatrist of James Holmes, Dr. Lynne Fenton, became "alarmed" in June regarding his state of mental imbalance.  She reported it to the University of Colorado, who did nothing.

That was it.  No excuses, no reasons, and no responsibility.

I'm sorry, Dr. Fenton and Colorado University, but alarm does not last that long---June to now.  It's too strong, too intense an emotion to be sustained.

When you get an alarm, you turn it off and go into action.  And turning it over to an institution or a committee is not action, most of the time.  Followthrough was needed, and quick decisions "just in case."

I personally think Holmes's parents should have been notified, and if they were, they too should have moved to take some action regarding their son's condition of mind.  Though I know from experience that parents are largely powerless in these situations where the kid is an "adult."  But of all people in the world they are the ones who know him best and their input might have been valuable in the prevention of a mass killing.

This is a situation where a real evaluation of what happened when, who knew what when, could be of great help in preventing another similar situation.  Nothing is going to happen unless the (associate)perps are held to account, either.  There needs to be a law dealing with the responsibility of giving out drugs and the need for accountability.  YAZZYBEL

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