I was very pleased to see someone bring up the issue of mental illness
regarding Syl Jones, Melissa Schmidt, Martha Donald. I'm a strong
supporter of NAMI for providing training for the police of safe
(non-lethal) management of people with mental illness who commit crimes. I
believe that the
Have to second (or is it third) this posting. Mental illness is a city issue, and
not only among the homeless. Awareness of mental illness is a huge problem, as
evidenced in the police behavior over the past year, but also in many of our daily
lives. Folks just don't know how to recognize it
without work; learning without silence;
religion without fearlessness and worship without awareness.
-- Anthony de Mello
From: Barbara L. Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Mpls] Mental Illness (this is a city issue)
Have to second (or is it third) this posting. Mental illness is a city
Could this be Inflammatory Rhetoric? It is certainly classist, since a
whole class of people, police officers, is labeled with negative
stereotypes.
I hope it will be treated as such. I know many, many police officers who are
sensitive, well meaning, dedicated people who feel their greatest
