I have to agree with Anthony.  If a person is so depressed she tries to take
her own life, no matter how stupid a method it is, he or she needs to be
evaluated and if it will help, put on medication.   She was going to her
hairdressing appointment, that's not being taken against her will

    Kat

----- Original Message -----
From: "Anthony Arnold" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 11:04 AM
Subject: Re: Attendant Woes


> I don't know what's so dangerous about this advice, when medicating people
> not only helps them but it also benefits the people around them too.  I'm
> not suggesting that we should start putting crazy people in comas since
> they're a danger to themselves and others, but we can medicate them
somewhat
> to allow them to live happier and more functionable lives.  I think that
you
> don't want to go to Mcdonald's and be helped by a person with a mental
> illness who wasn't taking their medicine because they could be hiding a
gun
> under the counter and make you their subjuct.
>
> Anthony
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Betty B
>   To: [log in to unmask]
>   Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 8:47 AM
>   Subject: Re: Attendant Woes
>
>
>   But however, can you get on some
>   medication to help control your thinking and behaviors.
>
>   This is dangerous advice.
>
>   I don''t know what country the author of this advice hails from, but
Kathy
> is
>   a United States citizen, and entitled to a life of self determination.
I
> can
>   elaborate further, if you do not understand her constitutional
liberties.
>   People died so that she could have those freedoms, so I am behooved to
>   explain to you how Kathy was denied hers.
>
>   Kathy was not feeling well that day, as she stated in the beginning.
> Despite
>   the fact that she expressed wishes to the contrary, she was taken from
her
>   home.
>
>   She was taken from her home against her will.  Do you understand that
she
> was
>   taken hostage to a place that she didn't want to go, and then to another
>   place?
>
>   Did she even know when she was going to get back to her own home that
day?
>
>   I know we've been brainwashed into thinking that home invasions are
>   acceptable when they happen to disabled people, but we have to start
> looking
>   at these things for the crimes that they are.
>
>   Or maybe I'm wrong.  Do this to Ted Kennedy, and see if you don't get
your
>   head blown off.  Maybe, just maybe though, you'll get to live through
that
>   experience to see the rest of your life in prison, or as much of prison
> you
>   can handle before you kill yourself from that one experience where you
>   stupidly bent over in the shower to pick up the soap (which will then
help
>   you better understand what happened to Kathy).
>
>   I'm not an advocate of violence, but any thing that happens as a result
of
> a
>   kidnapping is the fault of the kidnapper.
>
>   I'm sorry Kathy, that you were forcibly removed from your home against
> your
>   will.  The person who did that to you should be in prison.
>
>   Kathy is a kidnapping victim, not a criminal.  Let's get that straight
> right
>   now.