Hate Speech For Thee But Not For me?

The story begins with the phrase "A reportedly mentally ill man." This shows what? That someone said he was mentally ill? Who said it? Was it a psychiatrist? Revealing medical records is a violation of state and US laws. Who makes diagnoses besides bystanders, relatives, police and journalists? If anyone can make a psychiatric diagnosis who needs psychiatrists? If it is important and relevant that he is "reportedly mentally ill," why is it not important that a person accused of crime is black or homosexual? Everyone who knows anything knows members of those two groups are always committing crimes. I mean, like, totally, that's all they do. What is it about being accused of mental illness that makes people likely to commit a crime? Could it be irrational bias that other groups have halted due to their wealthy and politically connected lobbyists? Why do Crimson editors publish a story that indicates they share an extremely negative opinion of anyone who is accused of mental illness? Why is hate speech toward persons with disabilities prominent in the Crimson, while hate speech toward black Americans and homosexuals is not tolerated? If the story asked if the man was taking anti depressants and had suicidal thoughts from the psychiatric drugs that would help explain the event and provide a warning to others not to take those harmful and dangerous drugs.

http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2011/2/10/harvard-police-advisory-around/

Suicidal Man Apprehended

By Kerry M. Flynn,
Harvard CRIMSON STAFF WRITER

Published: Thursday, February 10, 2011