Did this doctor see TJ? How in the world could she diagnose or say what TJ lived, felt, was going through etc? The prosecutor was wrong is saying TJ is "not well", only a physician who is treating TJ should be diagnosing him. IMO - it is very unprofessional for anyone who is not treating him or testing him to make said comments regarding his mental health. Period. Yes, he may have all of these things, he may have none of them.
When will Dr. Phil and Dr. Drew be diagnosing him? :silenced:
The video's and pictures of all the students marching to school are amazing. The heart they formed brought tears to my eyes. I wish I knew how to post pictures.
Remembering the victims. Praying each day gets easier for all.
The prosecutor has the most to lose by commenting on TJ's mental health. Why would he say that TJ is not well? To potentially lose his own case? Or maybe because he is a Juris Doctor and this is what he believes and therefore, this is how he wants to ethically approach this case?
Why would he comment unless this is what he genuinely believed? I would tend to see this as professional and ethical rather than unprofessional. Most of the time, the truth is very unpopular and it takes an ethical prosecutor to speak up and not play the game of politics, and simply pander to the masses. He could be reactionary if he wanted, he is clearly not doing so, why not?
Regarding the article, I'm not sure that this very experienced psychologist, with expertise in teenage trauma and psychology actually diagnosed TJ. Rather, she seemed to be speaking out about the effects and awareness regarding teenage mental illness, bullying, and depression. She never diagnosed, she surmised, and pondered what we could learn and do to prevent these tragedies.
Dr. Phil has much more to gain by "diagnosing" TJ than the prosecutor does. Stating that someone is "not well" is not a diagnosis, It is an opinion and in light of the gag order, I am assuming at this point, it is an informed one. I would hardly compare a daytime/zoologist/ "psychologist" dependent on sensationalism, ratings, and fame, to a nameless faceless prosecutor with way more to lose.
I too pray for the victims, for their families, and also for the students that have to return and acclimate to their school which should have been safe but instead has been turned into a place of terror and trauma.
I will also remember Demitrius' mother who is more forgiving and enlightened than I could ever be.
I will also keep TJ's grandparents in my thoughts. I am sure they are going through a *ell of their own.
And I will keep TJ in my thoughts, for the padlocked doors, the substance abuse, the trauma, the abandonment, the childhood he never had. For the parents and society that failed him and for the fact that one day when he snaps out of his fog, he will have to truly face the horror that he inflicted on so many and he will never be able to take it back.
There are no winners. There are no monsters. Just overwhelming tragedy, everywhere that you look.
