cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/634586
happening
no but seriously, this guy was fucked over pretty consistently:
The court heard Mr Reid consumed about six bourbons for “Dutch courage” before attending a local service station earlier in the day and filling up the jerry can.
“There was a build up of stress,” Mr Reid told the court.
“He had to vacate four rental properties, which were all on short six-month leases, and had to find another house to live each time with a new bond.”
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The court heard O’Brien had no history of mental illness but a psychological assessment found he had a “paranoid personality”.Mr Reid said he had attended Kalgoorlie Police Station the Friday before the fire “feeling overwhelmed” and threatening self-harm.
“He was admitted to hospital, he’s provided me with the medical band … he wanted to speak with a psychiatrist,” Mr Reid said.
“He spoke to a psychiatric nurse … he felt he was not given the help he needed and left feeling worse than when he arrived.”
and the
reaction is much less libby than I was expecting:
https://old.reddit.com/r/australia/comments/16lvfur/arsonist_who_torched_kalgoorlie_real_estate/
I didn’t say it would help him find housing, I said he might have felt connected enough to other human beings to have the cons of arson have more weight in his mind than the incredible sense of justice he must have felt torching that office
So, you’re saying if only he would’ve found a competent mental health professional that would’ve made sure he was at peace with impending homelessness, everything would’ve been solved in the best way possible?
No I’m saying he might not have started a fire and had even more rights taken away from him but great job putting words in my mouth