What are the odds of this being another William Freund?

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23 Aug 2012, 8:14 pm

I do remember the news story. He needed a lot more help than can be provided in a social setting. He sounded treatable but a legal intervention would likely have been required to do so. He is a prime example of changes being needed in mental health treatment, though I personally do not believe any changes should come based on this incident alone.


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24 Aug 2012, 5:16 am

He came to me wanting to give himself up but he could not find a decent or good hospital. That was what was stopping him


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25 Aug 2012, 9:57 am

I for one, thought this thread didn't exist anymore 8O

I thought Alex deleted all the Willy Freund threads back then.



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27 Aug 2012, 3:00 am

Last time I talked about him, it got me into lot of trouble here and then afterwards I was accused of trying to provoke people here. Just because I was aware of the history here and about what he did, it was automatically assumed I knew he must not be named here nor talked about.


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28 Aug 2012, 2:11 am

League_Girl wrote:
Last time I talked about him, it got me into lot of trouble here and then afterwards I was accused of trying to provoke people here. Just because I was aware of the history here and about what he did, it was automatically assumed I knew he must not be named here nor talked about.

Personally I think it's a relevant subject for the ASD community. It (and not just WP) was in it's infancy when that happened. The personal history of events that set William Freund over the edge is not unique to his difficulties, though to the best of my knowledge he is the only one that did go off. It is also relevant that he got cold feet about getting help. Those tend to be the 2 biggest aspect of people in crisis here, and also it's a major shortcoming in public policy at large too. There is nothing for anyone to learn about strategy and tactics from his actions, but much to learn about the ramifications of our behaviors and what can be differently. I've found many questionably stable people here, and while I don't suspect any criminally insane people here at the moment (though some seem disturbed), there are many, both volatile and not, that need to be directed towards help and get encouraged to use it.


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