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5. Thank you Ronald Reagan -

Wed May 21, 2014, 06:09 PM

May 2014

this is what we get when we cut mental health funding. We need to make services widely available and affordable so folks can get the help they so obviously need.

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California woman abducted at 15 found alive after 10 years - police [View all] dipsydoodle May 2014 OP

Isidro Garcia GeorgeGist May 2014 #1

A face that deserves a baseball bat in the head and then a kick in the balls. Archae May 2014 #3

Looks like his head Helen Borg May 2014 #4

Thug rule? Or a nation of laws? Cruel & unusual punishment? Mob vigilanteism? Bernardo de La Paz May 2014 #12

It is OK to feel that way AgingAmerican May 2014 #18

An excellent response. Thanks! n/t ms liberty May 2014 #27

You got it absolutely right! fujiyama May 2014 #34

Sure, but 1) It's bigotry about his face, 2) It's not the poster's family. Bernardo de La Paz May 2014 #43

so we should have just been kinder when we spoke about Jeffery Dahmer? VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #52

Whatever. Progressives don't judge people on appearance. Be bigoted about appearance if you like. nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2014 #53

He is not being judged by his appearance.....that is secondary to the fact that he kidnapped VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #54

The post reads "a face that deserves" a violent beating. nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2014 #55

and he does..... VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #57

You have just admitted you advocate violence against ugly people because they are ugly. Bernardo de La Paz May 2014 #61

Second, it is not his child or anybody related to him. nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2014 #56

No one ever said it was HIS child..... VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #58

You & other guy keep raising "what if she was your child". She isn't the child of anybody Bernardo de La Paz May 2014 #62

+1000 Tom Ripley May 2014 #82

I think that guy deserves a trial by jury, and he has a face his mother would have a tough time MADem May 2014 #51

+1 Bernardo de La Paz May 2014 #63

I'll help you. 840high May 2014 #31

Shades of Ariel Castro in Cleveland. Ms. Toad May 2014 #2

I just got done reading all the responses this far in this thread. Raine1967 May 2014 #21

You must also have a hyperactive (predictive) autocorrect on your computer. tblue37 May 2014 #26

OMG. You're correct. Raine1967 May 2014 #28

Thank you Ronald Reagan - TBF May 2014 #5

Not everything can be blamed on mental illness. gcomeau May 2014 #6

lol - the defense of RR on here is very telling. nt TBF May 2014 #9

That is not a defence of Ronald Reagan, and you are hijacking this thread muriel_volestrangler May 2014 #11

I am not AT ALL surprised by the folks TBF May 2014 #35

It's your repeated accusations of DUers being conservative that are out of bounds muriel_volestrangler May 2014 #49

In post #50 I spell the republican meme TBF May 2014 #67

And it's still offensive, even if you're saying it again and again muriel_volestrangler May 2014 #73

I'm sorry but we disagree. TBF May 2014 #74

The difference is that you're insulting us muriel_volestrangler May 2014 #75

No - TBF May 2014 #77

FYI Rex May 2014 #78

No - disagreeing with you is not 'right wing' muriel_volestrangler May 2014 #79

+1, Muriel. Bernardo de La Paz May 2014 #69

It's not about RR, it's about facts and the truth. Bernardo de La Paz May 2014 #13

A progressive recognizes that mental illness exists - TBF May 2014 #36

Your assertion he is ill, thus the ball is in your court. Progressives don't just make stuff up. Bernardo de La Paz May 2014 #42

As I have said in several posts TBF May 2014 #45

Nope. I merely await the facts. You are the one jumping to conclusions. Bernardo de La Paz May 2014 #50

This demand to blame everything on the individual TBF May 2014 #65

Your demand to never blame the individual is a Republican parody of progressives. nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2014 #66

Read: I never assigned blame. You can't show a sentence of mine assigning blame for this crime. nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2014 #68

LOL. Sheldon Cooper May 2014 #47

Who the hell was defending RR? gcomeau May 2014 #15

BS. There are evil people. 840high May 2014 #32

I get that but I think there is a point TBF May 2014 #33

Yes, of course political decisions have long term repercussions for people fujiyama May 2014 #37

I'm sorry you didn't like my TBF May 2014 #44

"criticizing Reagan's policies is taboo" Veruca Salt May 2014 #46

I admit I'm not going to lose any sleep TBF May 2014 #48

If it helps at all. . . . Tansy_Gold May 2014 #59

Thanks - TBF May 2014 #70

Also totally off topic, TBF May 2014 #71

Actually I'd be really interested in hearing more about your experiences fujiyama May 2014 #80

i don't think this has anything to do with medical mental health issues,some people are just shits JI7 May 2014 #8

Amazing ears, absolutely amazing. Shrike47 May 2014 #7

Startling!At first I wondered if they weren't upside down.His head is tilted back too far. Judi Lynn May 2014 #14

Many medical and developmental conditions are associated with such ear malformation. nt tblue37 May 2014 #29

The details are heartbreaking. Brickbat May 2014 #10

Well, after enough abuse she had been mentally and emotionally Blue_Tires May 2014 #72

So many changes in anyone's life between 15 and 25. Unbelievable! Judi Lynn May 2014 #16

Those ears will serve him well in prison HipChick May 2014 #17

Justice would be being sentenced to prison, not being brutalized there. Comrade Grumpy May 2014 #19

When you say " prison justice", what are you referring to? kath May 2014 #22

Prison Justice? Earth_First May 2014 #24

Please self-delete. Ms. Toad May 2014 #25

yes, she needs to clarify. Jokes or comments about prison rape should absolutely be banned here. kath May 2014 #81

Rape/torture is not part of a prison sentence. nomorenomore08 May 2014 #84

These stories make me ill AgingAmerican May 2014 #20

She was kidnapped when Bush was President. AngryAmish May 2014 #23

wow excellent gopiscrap May 2014 #30

Sociopaths do not see themselves as mackerel May 2014 #38

Usually these sorts of stories end much worse fujiyama May 2014 #39

She stayed with him because he threatened to have her family deported, Liberty Belle May 2014 #40

She's going to need to be treated for PTSD. The UK article says she has a three year mackerel May 2014 #41

This guy needs his freedom taken get the red out May 2014 #60

What about the parents? Mean Gene May 2014 #64

It's hard to wrap my head around Rhymes With Orange May 2014 #76

He told her that her family Le Taz Hot May 2014 #83