The
man who pushed the elderly woman blog
this in defence.
Having psychological
problems does not give anyone the license to mistreat others. However, if the
seriousness of the person's condition warrant his actions and was proven by a
professional that he needs help, maybe the public can be a little more merciful?
Though I would definitely alert the police if it happened right in front of me.
According to his blog he has apologised, at the very least, he knows and admits
he is wrong. I assume that most people would like him to get charged but what I
think he needs do is to seek professional help (to prove/unprove that he is
guilty/unguilty) and also to prevent him from doing such uncouth actions in the
future.
I am actually very
keen in understanding what goes through a person's mind with that kind of
condition. While I do not know whether the man said it just to defend himself,
I remember someone telling me it is hard to discern whether a person is
mentally sound. Some observations need to be made and it may also take a while
to realise that an individual truly has a mental problem.
Pam
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