we have no gun control but we do have homicidal racism, transphobia, and stigma towards the mentally ill misinforming the public about the suspect's identity! we have no health care or mental health resources to treat the victims but we do have overpaid police who didn't do anything to stop it!
September 6, 2024 at 12:03 AM
we have no gun control but we do have homicidal racism, transphobia, and stigma towards the mentally ill misinforming the public about the suspect's identity! we have no health care or mental health resources to treat the victims but we do have overpaid police who didn't do anything to stop it!
If you're looking for information on how police and prosecutors decide whether acts of violence are terrorist in nature, I explored the process in depth for this article from August
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08...
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08...
Terrorist or mentally ill? The impossible decision dividing our police, spies and judges
In the wake of violent attacks from Nottingham to Southport, a race to identify a suspect’s motivation ensues – but there’s a lot at stake
www.telegraph.co.uk
November 13, 2024 at 2:57 PM
If you're looking for information on how police and prosecutors decide whether acts of violence are terrorist in nature, I explored the process in depth for this article from August
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08...
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08...
In the UK, several violent attacks have raised questions about how the authorities decide what is and isn't terrorism
Those decisions have been getting more complex and finely balanced because of changes in the terror threat and profile of attackers
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08...
Those decisions have been getting more complex and finely balanced because of changes in the terror threat and profile of attackers
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08...
Terrorist or mentally ill? The impossible decision dividing our police, spies and judges
In the wake of violent attacks from Nottingham to Southport, a race to identify a suspect’s motivation ensues – but there’s a lot at stake
www.telegraph.co.uk
August 17, 2024 at 8:53 AM
In the UK, several violent attacks have raised questions about how the authorities decide what is and isn't terrorism
Those decisions have been getting more complex and finely balanced because of changes in the terror threat and profile of attackers
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08...
Those decisions have been getting more complex and finely balanced because of changes in the terror threat and profile of attackers
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08...
“Balmer’s mother, Christie Balmer, told CBS News that her son “was mentally ill, went off his meds, and this is what happened.” The suspect’s mother said she reached out to multiple police departments last week, in an effort to get Cody Balmer “picked up,” but she “couldn’t get anybody to help.””
Shapiro arson suspect faced charges in domestic violence case, financial and legal turmoil
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Suspect in Shapiro arson attack faced domestic violence charges, financial and legal turmoil | CNN Politics
Cody Balmer had been due in court this week on charges of assaulting his wife and children before police say he set fire to the governor’s mansion.
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April 15, 2025 at 1:48 AM
“Balmer’s mother, Christie Balmer, told CBS News that her son “was mentally ill, went off his meds, and this is what happened.” The suspect’s mother said she reached out to multiple police departments last week, in an effort to get Cody Balmer “picked up,” but she “couldn’t get anybody to help.””
And shamefully, #ZackPolanski kowtowed to the #MalignantMediaBullies and apologised -for reposting a LEGITIMATE comment about the sickening, vicious,"kicking of the #mentally-ill-suspect's-head, like a football" by two #MetPoliceThugs!
The #MediaMafia will do to him what they did to #Corbyn!
#Fool!
The #MediaMafia will do to him what they did to #Corbyn!
#Fool!
May 1, 2026 at 4:08 PM
And shamefully, #ZackPolanski kowtowed to the #MalignantMediaBullies and apologised -for reposting a LEGITIMATE comment about the sickening, vicious,"kicking of the #mentally-ill-suspect's-head, like a football" by two #MetPoliceThugs!
The #MediaMafia will do to him what they did to #Corbyn!
#Fool!
The #MediaMafia will do to him what they did to #Corbyn!
#Fool!
In August, I wrote this story explaining how and why some violent attacks are declared terrorism in the UK and others aren't
Southport is one of several mass killings to be assessed by counter-terror police but found to fall short of the legal threshold
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08...
Southport is one of several mass killings to be assessed by counter-terror police but found to fall short of the legal threshold
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08...
Terrorist or mentally ill? The impossible decision dividing our police, spies and judges
In the wake of violent attacks from Nottingham to Southport, a race to identify a suspect’s motivation ensues – but there’s a lot at stake
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 20, 2025 at 12:46 PM
In August, I wrote this story explaining how and why some violent attacks are declared terrorism in the UK and others aren't
Southport is one of several mass killings to be assessed by counter-terror police but found to fall short of the legal threshold
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08...
Southport is one of several mass killings to be assessed by counter-terror police but found to fall short of the legal threshold
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08...
In August, I wrote this in-depth feature for the Telegraph exploring how police and the security services decide what is and isn't terrorism, and the laws sitting behind the UK's definition
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08...
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08...
Terrorist or mentally ill? The impossible decision dividing our police, spies and judges
In the wake of violent attacks from Nottingham to Southport, a race to identify a suspect’s motivation ensues – but there’s a lot at stake
www.telegraph.co.uk
October 29, 2024 at 3:40 PM
In August, I wrote this in-depth feature for the Telegraph exploring how police and the security services decide what is and isn't terrorism, and the laws sitting behind the UK's definition
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08...
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08...
"Balmer’s mother, Christie Balmer, told CBS News her son “was mentally ill, went off his meds and this is what happened.” The suspect’s mother said she reached out to multiple police departments last week, in an effort to get him “picked up,” but she “couldn’t get anybody to help.”
April 15, 2025 at 2:09 AM
"Balmer’s mother, Christie Balmer, told CBS News her son “was mentally ill, went off his meds and this is what happened.” The suspect’s mother said she reached out to multiple police departments last week, in an effort to get him “picked up,” but she “couldn’t get anybody to help.”
Wonder if the suspect's SM will be searched for antisemitism... Or if they'll be just another "troubled" mentally ill white guy.
April 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Wonder if the suspect's SM will be searched for antisemitism... Or if they'll be just another "troubled" mentally ill white guy.
The mother of the man accused of firebombing Gov. Josh Shapiro’s home said her son was “mentally ill” and “off his medication” when the attack occurred.
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Arson Suspect’s Mom Explains Why She Thinks He Firebombed Shapiro’s Home
Cody Balmer’s mother said he struggled with mental illness and had stopped taking his medications.
www.thedailybeast.com
April 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The mother of the man accused of firebombing Gov. Josh Shapiro’s home said her son was “mentally ill” and “off his medication” when the attack occurred.
www.thedailybeast.com/arson-suspec...
www.thedailybeast.com/arson-suspec...
A pastor is facing one felony count of luring or attempting to lure a child or mentally ill person with the use of a computer to engage in sexual contact, according to court records.
Las Vegas pastor nabbed in sting that targeted alleged child sex predators
One of eight suspects arrested in a sting operation that targeted alleged child sex predators is a local pastor, according to a church that rented the suspect’s congregation space.
www.reviewjournal.com
August 19, 2025 at 3:27 AM
A pastor is facing one felony count of luring or attempting to lure a child or mentally ill person with the use of a computer to engage in sexual contact, according to court records.
How did this mentally ill person get a gun? Apparently he came from a “loving” MAGA family, but did he get treatment?
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Cops ID Man, 20, Accused of Killing Idaho Firefighters
The suspect’s grandpa said he came from a “loving” family.
www.thedailybeast.com
July 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
How did this mentally ill person get a gun? Apparently he came from a “loving” MAGA family, but did he get treatment?
www.thedailybeast.com/wess-roley-i...
www.thedailybeast.com/wess-roley-i...
Balmer was “mentally ill and he went off his medication.” She said she had tried to get her son “picked up” last week and, despite reaching out to four police departments, “couldn’t get anyone to help.” “So, he was mentally ill, went off his meds, and this is what happened,”
Arson Suspect’s Mom Explains Why She Thinks He Firebombed Shapiro’s Home
Cody Balmer’s mother said he struggled with mental illness and had stopped taking his medications.
www.thedailybeast.com
April 14, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Balmer was “mentally ill and he went off his medication.” She said she had tried to get her son “picked up” last week and, despite reaching out to four police departments, “couldn’t get anyone to help.” “So, he was mentally ill, went off his meds, and this is what happened,”
Follow Up!
"Balmer’s mother, Christie Balmer, told CBS News her son “was mentally ill, went off his meds and this is what happened.” The suspect’s mother said she reached out to multiple police departments last week, in an effort to get him “picked up,” but she “couldn’t get anybody to help.”
"Balmer’s mother, Christie Balmer, told CBS News her son “was mentally ill, went off his meds and this is what happened.” The suspect’s mother said she reached out to multiple police departments last week, in an effort to get him “picked up,” but she “couldn’t get anybody to help.”
April 15, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Follow Up!
"Balmer’s mother, Christie Balmer, told CBS News her son “was mentally ill, went off his meds and this is what happened.” The suspect’s mother said she reached out to multiple police departments last week, in an effort to get him “picked up,” but she “couldn’t get anybody to help.”
"Balmer’s mother, Christie Balmer, told CBS News her son “was mentally ill, went off his meds and this is what happened.” The suspect’s mother said she reached out to multiple police departments last week, in an effort to get him “picked up,” but she “couldn’t get anybody to help.”
Beautiful One xoxo 😘
🥁 Balmer’s mother, Christie Balmer, told CBS News her son “was mentally ill, went off his meds & this is what happened.” The suspect’s mother said she reached out to multiple police departments last week, in an effort to get him “picked up,” she “couldn’t get anybody to help.”
🥁 Balmer’s mother, Christie Balmer, told CBS News her son “was mentally ill, went off his meds & this is what happened.” The suspect’s mother said she reached out to multiple police departments last week, in an effort to get him “picked up,” she “couldn’t get anybody to help.”
April 15, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Beautiful One xoxo 😘
🥁 Balmer’s mother, Christie Balmer, told CBS News her son “was mentally ill, went off his meds & this is what happened.” The suspect’s mother said she reached out to multiple police departments last week, in an effort to get him “picked up,” she “couldn’t get anybody to help.”
🥁 Balmer’s mother, Christie Balmer, told CBS News her son “was mentally ill, went off his meds & this is what happened.” The suspect’s mother said she reached out to multiple police departments last week, in an effort to get him “picked up,” she “couldn’t get anybody to help.”
In the Wednesday segment, Kilmeade and the other hosts were talking about last month’s murder of Iryna Zarutska in Charlotte, North Carolina. The suspect in the killing struggled with mental illness and was living in a homeless shelter, the suspect’s mother told CNN.
Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade says comment about killing mentally ill homeless people an ‘extremely callous remark’
(CNN) — After shocking many by saying mentally ill homeless people should be put to death, Fox News morning host Brian Kilmeade apologized on Sunday for what he called an
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September 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
In the Wednesday segment, Kilmeade and the other hosts were talking about last month’s murder of Iryna Zarutska in Charlotte, North Carolina. The suspect in the killing struggled with mental illness and was living in a homeless shelter, the suspect’s mother told CNN.
He was mentally ill. It's probably good that you didn't get any more out of it.
It looks like he hated human life in general.
Dude was messed up.
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It looks like he hated human life in general.
Dude was messed up.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Online manifesto threatened clinic attack; FBI probes Palm Springs bomb suspect’s motive
The suspect in the bombing of a Palm Springs fertility clinic was tentatively identified by the FBI as Guy Edwards Bartkus, 25.
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May 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
He was mentally ill. It's probably good that you didn't get any more out of it.
It looks like he hated human life in general.
Dude was messed up.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
It looks like he hated human life in general.
Dude was messed up.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
"She is a mentally ill homeless person who believes she is being gang stalked by the Federal Government," D.C. activist Brianne Chapman wrote on X Friday. "A dime a dozen on the streets of DC unfortunately."
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Pirro’s ‘criminal activism’ suspect says she’s homeless and being ‘stalked’ by feds
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro called a homeless woman's spray-painting of the World War II Memorial "criminal activism," though the suspect's videos show her standing in a fountain begging to be rescued...
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August 14, 2026 at 10:08 PM
"She is a mentally ill homeless person who believes she is being gang stalked by the Federal Government," D.C. activist Brianne Chapman wrote on X Friday. "A dime a dozen on the streets of DC unfortunately."
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#Thailand’s gun culture is as obsessive as it is in the US. Both countries’ healthcare systems let down the mentally ill and society in general.
No wonder the outcomes are the same.
Eight dead, including teen suspect’s grandparents, in Thailand school shooting
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No wonder the outcomes are the same.
Eight dead, including teen suspect’s grandparents, in Thailand school shooting
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Eight dead, including teen suspect's grandparents, in Thailand shooting — AFP News
A teenager described as "troubled" by a classmate killed his grandparents before gunning down at least six more people at a school in Thailand on Friday, police said.
apple.news
August 7, 2026 at 9:30 AM
#Thailand’s gun culture is as obsessive as it is in the US. Both countries’ healthcare systems let down the mentally ill and society in general.
No wonder the outcomes are the same.
Eight dead, including teen suspect’s grandparents, in Thailand school shooting
apple.news/AK56YvSTIRS2...
No wonder the outcomes are the same.
Eight dead, including teen suspect’s grandparents, in Thailand school shooting
apple.news/AK56YvSTIRS2...
As w other high-profile daytime attacks downtown, the suspect’s increasingly bizarre behavior might have been addressed at several points but wasn’t, @chicago.suntimes.com found in examining how failures to treat mentally ill people led to more violent attacks. chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
Family still grieves for grad student prosecutors say was killed by a man 'terrorizing downtown' Chicago
Anat Kimchi — killed in a random attack while visiting Chicago in 2021 — was studying criminal justice because she thought she could help make the system operate more fairly.
chicago.suntimes.com
April 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
As w other high-profile daytime attacks downtown, the suspect’s increasingly bizarre behavior might have been addressed at several points but wasn’t, @chicago.suntimes.com found in examining how failures to treat mentally ill people led to more violent attacks. chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
Law & Order Season 4, episode 2 (“Volunteers”, originally aired September 29, 1993) features soap legend Nicolas Coster as the defense attorney of a man accused of attempting to murder a mentally ill/drug addicted homeless man who terrorized an entire neighborhood and mugged the suspect’s wife
April 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Law & Order Season 4, episode 2 (“Volunteers”, originally aired September 29, 1993) features soap legend Nicolas Coster as the defense attorney of a man accused of attempting to murder a mentally ill/drug addicted homeless man who terrorized an entire neighborhood and mugged the suspect’s wife
This is not about legislation, it's about proper training.
Jumping to conclusions and believing the wrong person to be the perpetrator let to a 🇩🇪 👮 being killed in 2024.
Two 👮 playing football with a mentally ill + tasered suspect's head in Golders Green also indicates a lack of proper training.
Jumping to conclusions and believing the wrong person to be the perpetrator let to a 🇩🇪 👮 being killed in 2024.
Two 👮 playing football with a mentally ill + tasered suspect's head in Golders Green also indicates a lack of proper training.
2024 Mannheim stabbing - Wikipedia
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June 11, 2026 at 2:17 AM
This is not about legislation, it's about proper training.
Jumping to conclusions and believing the wrong person to be the perpetrator let to a 🇩🇪 👮 being killed in 2024.
Two 👮 playing football with a mentally ill + tasered suspect's head in Golders Green also indicates a lack of proper training.
Jumping to conclusions and believing the wrong person to be the perpetrator let to a 🇩🇪 👮 being killed in 2024.
Two 👮 playing football with a mentally ill + tasered suspect's head in Golders Green also indicates a lack of proper training.