No longer are mentally troubled people locked up in insane asylums, that is, for the most part.

The public is told, “It is modern and more kind” to permit those mentally troubled to sleep on the streets. Is that kindness? Or merely an economic decision to not spend sufficient funds on mental health issues?

Instead, acts by troubled people, all kinds of mental disturbances are reported as crimes, for all to view on the nightly news, as “late breaking,” like the gal at the bar mitzvah with the boys. The term “late breaking” is calculated to tempt/pique our interest. It is supposedly fresh and new news.

Have not the mentally troubled always been with each and every society across time and planet? So tell me, if you can, how is that “late breaking?”

Most important prophylactically is to by all means stay clear of all psychotropic drugs, alcohol, smoking, etc.

Remember: To guard “before” is much than “after.”