Elmo Arrested in NYC, Scheduled for Psychological Evaluation

[moonbladem]

Elmo arrested: If your kids are reading this, there’s a very strong possibility they’re in tears right now. Since childhood trauma isn’t the sort of thing we want to encourage here at WPN, let me clarify a few things. First, the real Elmo is alive and well on Sesame Street, his police record clear of any nefarious wrongdoings. Second, the Elmo in-

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[tnganon]

would you mind keeping your opinions on who should be locked in a psych ward to yourself?

[tnganon]

idk maybe you could consider actually apologizing?

people say bigoted, awful things all the time without being mentally ill. in this case, there's definitely a chance that he's suffering from psychosis which they'll investigate at the hospital but it's not known yet.

and really expressing that anyone mentally ill needs to be locked in a psych ward (unless you're their doctor) is stigmatizing and hurtful to other mentally ill people who hear it.

i mean, i guess at least you didn't add in the "& throw away the key bit!" i often hear, but it's still not a very helpful comment.