My personal rant...
WARNING:I'm ANGRY.
Ok I don't know how many of you have heard about the Taylor Behl case that's been going on at VCU. Its a big thing here in Richmond, I'm not sure how big its gotten outside of Richmond. But anyway, quick synopsis is this: Taylor Behl was a freshman here at VCU. Something happened to her the beginning of September, and they found her body about a week or so ago. Now, this is very sad and of course everyone at VCU is shaken by this. But here's where my rant starts. The guy they think did it...(he says it was an accident), happens to be bipolar. I don't know how many of you are familar with bipolar syndrome. I happen to be extremely familar with it. Now, on message boards, its no longer "what kind of sick person could do this to a sweet girl" its "How could Bi-boy do this to her?". And the media is perpetuating this...whenever they can slip it in its (this man's name) who happens to be bipolar... which means, that anyone who happens to be bipolar (which is not a disease that makes you kill teenagers by the way) gets slammed with the aftermath. Why won't people realize that disorders like this are disorders. People don't wake up one morning and say "oh I want a mental disorder!" it just doesn't happen! And it doesn't help you when it feels like the whole world is against you.
Urg! Enough of this rant. I really am very sorry for Taylor Behl. I really do hope that whoever did this (and it is looking like he did it) is brought to justice. But I wish that the media would stop perpetuating the myth that disorders make people unfit for society.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
sorry...a wee bit stressed out
Love to all
Becca
Ok I don't know how many of you have heard about the Taylor Behl case that's been going on at VCU. Its a big thing here in Richmond, I'm not sure how big its gotten outside of Richmond. But anyway, quick synopsis is this: Taylor Behl was a freshman here at VCU. Something happened to her the beginning of September, and they found her body about a week or so ago. Now, this is very sad and of course everyone at VCU is shaken by this. But here's where my rant starts. The guy they think did it...(he says it was an accident), happens to be bipolar. I don't know how many of you are familar with bipolar syndrome. I happen to be extremely familar with it. Now, on message boards, its no longer "what kind of sick person could do this to a sweet girl" its "How could Bi-boy do this to her?". And the media is perpetuating this...whenever they can slip it in its (this man's name) who happens to be bipolar... which means, that anyone who happens to be bipolar (which is not a disease that makes you kill teenagers by the way) gets slammed with the aftermath. Why won't people realize that disorders like this are disorders. People don't wake up one morning and say "oh I want a mental disorder!" it just doesn't happen! And it doesn't help you when it feels like the whole world is against you.
Urg! Enough of this rant. I really am very sorry for Taylor Behl. I really do hope that whoever did this (and it is looking like he did it) is brought to justice. But I wish that the media would stop perpetuating the myth that disorders make people unfit for society.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
sorry...a wee bit stressed out
Love to all
Becca