'No tabloid laws' on mental care.....
Ministers have been warned not to create laws "dictated by the tabloid
press", in a debate on proposals to toughen up mental health legislation.
Health minister Lord Warner told the House of Lords the aim of the Mental
Health Bill was to protect both the public, and patients, from harm.
Between 55 and 60 murders a year are committed by mentally ill patients.
But proposals were criticised as disappointing, "rooted in stereotype" and
"unfit for purpose".
See full story at:- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6193840.stm
"How many muders at committed by 'normal-people' a year then?" Why reinforce
'stigmatisation' against a certain group of disabled people where
Governments and 'the-sytems' and the Courts in place are continually failing
individuals and families, carers and communities, but it's much easier blame
'mentally ill patient', then getting to the 'real' undlerying
'system-failures'.
"Tony Blair stated that he wanted to be tough of the 'real-causes-of-crime',
but I don't see any evidence that he is doing this at all, but just blaming
the 'real-victims'."
Yours
Colin Revell
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