[Hattie]

Thank you again. You are making things so much clearer for me. I suppose it may have done no good after all, even with the correct diagnosis.

The video clearly shows a psychotic young man to anyone with any medical background. It appears he had been acting out for months, but political correctness prevented his being institutionalized. Any Psych Hospital has people who exhibit these same ramblings, paranoia etc until they are medicated and treated. Some people tried to help, tragically those who should have known to intervene ignored the truth.

[chickenNdumplings]

Thank you, Hattie, for helping to put this in perspective for me. I didn't see the video.

...tragically those who should have known to intervene ignored the truth.

By "those who should have known" do you mean the counselors, the VT staff or...?

Do you think the outcome could have been different? How so? (This is an honest question. I am trying to learn.)

[chickenNdumplings]

A thought: Would it make a difference if the age of majority was set back to 21 again, I wonder? Sometimes lately, I think it should be! Back in 2004 and 2005 when this kid began to go down the rabbit hole, he would have still been under 21.