proud republican Loc: RED CALIFORNIA

https://www.cbs58.com/news/we-believe-what-has-happened-is-because-he-was-not-given-the-help-and-resources-he-needed-family-of-darrell-brooks-writes-in-letter-to-the-media

I don't blame his mom, he will always be her son, but what about his victims?? Like youngest victim, Jackson Sparks who will never grow up, or go to school, have his birthdays, or get married someday...What about his family??? In my opinion he's right where he should be in prison....I hope for life!!

nonalien1 Loc: Mojave Desert

I believe he has a mental problem also . One that shouldn't allow him back on the streets. He is a menace to society and should remain locked up for everyone's safety.

proud republican Loc: RED CALIFORNIA

I'm afraid that this will be an excuse to lessen bail to amount that will be able to get out again under mental illness pretense...

JR-57 Loc: South Carolina

"We are not making excuses but……”. Blame it on the system. Another example of it being someone else’s fault. I don’t believe in the insanity plea. Bottom line is people need to be responsible and accountable for their own actions.

Kevyn

The majority of people we have locked up are suffering from untreated mental illness.

lindajoy Loc: right here with you....

Mom sure has a lot of suggestions now blaming everyone/everything on everyone other than she, family etc..
why didn’t she advocate for these things to “ help” years earlier knowing her son better than any??? Did she fight after released from jail on other issues before?? Did she seek court intervention to help get in him back into a facility to help him as she could have done?

Personally I found this nothing more than a ploy; The letter signed by Brooks' mother, Dawn Woods, and family said, in part, "We are not making excuses but we believe what has happened is because he was not given the help and resources he needed. Institutions that are equipped and have trained staff is what was needed as well as resources in the communities where people who suffer with mental illness live."

Now, I also have to say I agree with “ Mental illness affects every walk of life and dwells in every community.” It is not society that can identify or force someone into treatment tho, that has to come from the family or a judge if facts confirm the person a threat to himself or society..

Yes mental illness is a problem and hopefully this guy will “ now get put away for life” in a mental institution if that is a real defense he has or in jail if it is not….

JR-57 Loc: South Carolina

One could argue that anyone who commits a crime, especially of this magnitude, has some level of mental illness. It obviously is not the actions of a mentally healthy person. Therefore I don’t agree with the “for reasons of insanity” defense. You’re first paragraph is spot on. Thus my earlier post about the family blaming it on the system. Never taking a scintilla of responsibility themselves and certainly taking all form of responsibility away from this evil animal. I believe this is just one example of the decades long indoctrination of the nanny state.

American Vet

And they are a threat to society and need to be incarcerated.

However, your numbers are wrong (nothing unusual about that - in fact, about par for you).

Approximately 20 percent of inmates in jails and 15 percent of inmates in state prisons have a serious mental illness.
https://www.treatmentadvocacycenter.org/storage/documents/backgrounders/how%20many%20individuals%20with%20serious%20mental%20illness%20are%20in%20jails%20and%20prisons%20final.pdf

Recent studies suggest that at least 16 percent of inmates in jails and prisons have a serious mental illness.
https://mentalillnesspolicy.org/ngri/jails-vs-hospitals.html

lindajoy Loc: right here with you....

Too many cases are played on the insanity defense which is abhorrent in the judicial process. While some are valid the majority are not.

And yes JR a perfect example of decades long indoctrination of the nanny state mentality!!!

River Reb Loc: MS Delta

Three thumbs up!

Kellett3745

He posted B*M and. r****t posts on Facebook
He's a r****t lowlife
Imagine the narrative if he was white
They'd be r**ting in streets
They still crying about rittenhouse who k**led 3 lowlife w****s

Michael Rich Loc: Lapine Oregon

Agree 100%.

proud republican Loc: RED CALIFORNIA

Well than why don't we let them all out!!🙄 Besides, he also proclaimed his h**e for white people and Trump...

Michael Rich Loc: Lapine Oregon

Darrel Brooks in his first jailhouse statement, says he's being treated like he's a monster.

proud republican Loc: RED CALIFORNIA

Because he is a monster!!

https://nypost.com/2021/12/01/waukesha-parade-attack-suspect-darrell-brooks-feels-dehumanized-in-jail/