*could be very triggering*
 

I joined this group on facebook that was for people who want the death penalty for that guy in Melbourne that tossed his young daughter over the West Gate bridge to her death. My main argument was that the family courts in Australia are often biased towards women and some men in sheer deperation do desperate things ie. murder/murder-suicide but I clearly said that still doesn't excuse what he did and he should be punished severely for it.

I also said that his mental health issues are no excuse for what he did. He drove up to the bridge and did it and it was obviously pre meditated; he knew exactly what he was doing.

This woman absolutely trashed me for saying that. She used personal attacks against me, saying that I have no understanding of mental illness and anyone that thinks this man should be executed obviously hasn't seen how mental illness affects someone.

News flash you dumb whore: I suffer from mental illness. Not that I'm willing to say so on facebook. I really wanted to let her know what I thought of her. How could anyone sit there and defend a man who tossed a defenceless 4yo girl off a ****ing bridge? How can this dumb bitch call herself a human being? And it's a fact that people with a diagnosed mental illness are less likely to be violent than the general public but this stupid bitch deliberately ignores facts. I have known countless people including myself to have a diagnosed mental condition and none of whom have been violent in any way towards others. The ones that have caused any harm have only caused harm to themselves.

I really ****ing hate how people use mental illness to get away with things. You see football players on the news getting into brawls and their managers come out and say "it's not his fault he's got bipolar" or they say "I only started taking drugs/drinking because I had depression". It is the biggest insult to anybody who really does suffer from mental illness. The big difference is that we as a community of people with a mental disorder keep quiet about it and don't use it to make excuses for our wrong doings.

And what image does this give the general public about mental illness? Should other people condsider us as time bombs waiting to explode? Why do we have to be lobbed into the same basket as murderers, pedophiles and rapists who use the mental illness excuse? I am so ****ing angry right now. I can't tell anyone else about it, it's all bottled up inside of me. That's the reason I am writing this post, because I need to get it out before it starts damaging me.

AGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH :angry:

The ****ing dumb ho has started trashing me again on facebook. I let her have it this time. I called her a ****ing stupid whore and everything. I'm so annoyed. This time she again said I have no idea about mental illness. She is such a ****ing bitch, I wish she was dead.

People like that just ****ing annoy me. She does not know what she is talking about Nathan, she is not worth getting upset about. Maybe she has had the odd bout of 'depression' herself, or knows somebody that has, but it does not give her the right to say what she is saying. I happen to agree with what you are saying i.e the mental illness being no defence. If it makes you feel better then tell her your own history, but I don't see why you should have to justify your position with your own story if you don't want to. Please don't let this upset you too much. She is just an ignorant stranger.

Someone agreed with me and said she needs a labotomy. I feel a little better. I blocked the bitch and changed my security settings so I won't recieve any hateful messages. I left the group because I find the whole thing upsetting. In my last message I pointed out to her that my junkie cousin is in the psych wing of a prison for killing someone and I hope he stays there forever too. To me it's just a bullshit excuse to get away with murder. An insult to the families of victims and an offence to anyone who is suffering a legitimate mental illness.

And for me knowing nothing about mental illness lol. I have lived with it personally for a third of my life, struggled with self harm and suicide attempts and had 2 friends commit suicide. Yes I know nothing about MI :ermm:

Honey, I hope you are a little calmer about her now. She just thinks only her point of view counts without knowing the history of who she is slagging off.

Everyone should be entitled to their own opinions, and then agree to disagree. BUT thats an ideal world.

I am proud that you decided to post, to get your anger out instead of taking it out on yourself.

I think you did the right thing to block her, I hope that will be the end of this now. I really hope so.

Thinking of you
Love Jadey xxx