We have all sustained emotional and psychological trauma because of this and other tragedies. The court system cannot provide a remedy. Healing will come only if society itself changes.
I’m sorry, but the idiots who came up with the idea that elementary schools should be “gun free zones’ because someone’s little darling might be traumatized at the sight of a law enforcement officer on site with a gun, are surely negligent. When corporate office buildings, malls, courthouses and just about anywhere else large numbers of people are gathered, there are usually armed security and law enforcement present. This is political correctness run amok, and from a simple risk management perspective, the school district, and/or the state of CT are negligent for instituting stupid regulations that forbid protecting children, but allegedly protecting them from the menacing sight of a gun being worn by an authority. As a neighbor of Newtown, don’t even get me started about the closed state mental institution – Fairfield Hills – which is also in Newtown, where this Lanza lunatic should’ve been committed, except for the do-gooders.
Unfortunately, many places like Fairfield Hills get closed down. Why? Because certain people (e.g. Tea Party) are always screaming that we have to cut government spending, and mental health expenditures are always on the chopping block (those mentally ill people are just freeloaders). Of course, those who trumpet spending cuts don’t want to cut spending that directly benefits the wealthy.
There is a difference between just cutting, and that of prioritizing. CT doesn’t need as its largest employer, itself. Surely the legislature can reallocate what is necessary, and cut what isn’t. The problem with CT is that it has been controlled by a super-majority of Democrats in the state legislature for more than 30 years, and all of these quasi-governmental “look busy” nonprofits who make their living off of state grants but produce no real tangible benefits, but are close allied with the Democratic Party, are among the problem, and surely the Dems don’t want to lose ground to common sense.
Unfortunately, even if the mental health institution was open, it is very, very difficult to get someone involuntarily committed for evaluation and treatment.
This is the kind of stuff that gives lawyers a bad name. How was this forseeable by anyone but the suspect’s mother, now deceased. The spead of the suit suggests haphazardoud litigation.
And as Antonio said, getting an involuntary commitment, without being power of attorney, legal guardian of a minor, or administrator of the court is not only extremely difficult without consent, but certainly not liable for failing to do so.
Speechless….
Well Im not speechless. What a douchebag. To even consider taking on this case is DISGUSTING.
Apparently, and thank goodness, there are still some things even a lawyer won’t do.
He’s just “reevaluating”. What’s to reevaluate? How many more people identify him as a slime ball low life? Betcha it’s a bunch!!
He’s probably waiting for a parent or parents who lost a child to get on board.
Seriously?????
These people should be thanking God that their child is living.
I feel for the survivors – it was a horrible experience, but is money going to make it better?
We have all sustained emotional and psychological trauma because of this and other tragedies. The court system cannot provide a remedy. Healing will come only if society itself changes.
Just when you think that a lawyer couldn’t stoop any lower.
there is always a lawyer that will stoop that low.
I’m sorry, but the idiots who came up with the idea that elementary schools should be “gun free zones’ because someone’s little darling might be traumatized at the sight of a law enforcement officer on site with a gun, are surely negligent. When corporate office buildings, malls, courthouses and just about anywhere else large numbers of people are gathered, there are usually armed security and law enforcement present. This is political correctness run amok, and from a simple risk management perspective, the school district, and/or the state of CT are negligent for instituting stupid regulations that forbid protecting children, but allegedly protecting them from the menacing sight of a gun being worn by an authority. As a neighbor of Newtown, don’t even get me started about the closed state mental institution – Fairfield Hills – which is also in Newtown, where this Lanza lunatic should’ve been committed, except for the do-gooders.
Unfortunately, many places like Fairfield Hills get closed down. Why? Because certain people (e.g. Tea Party) are always screaming that we have to cut government spending, and mental health expenditures are always on the chopping block (those mentally ill people are just freeloaders). Of course, those who trumpet spending cuts don’t want to cut spending that directly benefits the wealthy.
We have to cut spending because we are OUT OF MONEY!!!!!!!! The Tea Party is the only group smart enough to know this!!
There is a difference between just cutting, and that of prioritizing. CT doesn’t need as its largest employer, itself. Surely the legislature can reallocate what is necessary, and cut what isn’t. The problem with CT is that it has been controlled by a super-majority of Democrats in the state legislature for more than 30 years, and all of these quasi-governmental “look busy” nonprofits who make their living off of state grants but produce no real tangible benefits, but are close allied with the Democratic Party, are among the problem, and surely the Dems don’t want to lose ground to common sense.
Unfortunately, even if the mental health institution was open, it is very, very difficult to get someone involuntarily committed for evaluation and treatment.
This is the kind of stuff that gives lawyers a bad name. How was this forseeable by anyone but the suspect’s mother, now deceased. The spead of the suit suggests haphazardoud litigation.
And as Antonio said, getting an involuntary commitment, without being power of attorney, legal guardian of a minor, or administrator of the court is not only extremely difficult without consent, but certainly not liable for failing to do so.
Speed, not “spead”.
I guess discretion was the better part of valor for this “lawyer”.