Comments by "Maggie" (@maggie6152) on "Psychiatrist Interviews A Potential School Shooter" video.

  1. Thank you JC and Thank you Dr. K for this extremely important video. I grew up in an abusive household and I became The Tank, defending my sister. I had an boy in high school English class that was the entire school's target. The teacher said he "kind of is asking for it" and that freaking mad me snap. I invited this kid to whatever lunch group I was in, I defended him in class, I witty quipped the bullies every time they started something to redirect their attention. This kid said during the class that I was the only good person in the class, and that made me feel better than anything. At that point, and still to this day, I believe that "all it takes is one". One friend. One supporter. One Teacher. Having even just that one person can completely change your life and allow you to survive through those 5 years.
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  2.  @itsLantik  I actually was able to catch him before he became unstable or dangerous, but I could clearly see the potential for it if someone didn't step in right then. He was just a socially awkward, weird kid that tried too hard to fit in, and every attempt he made was met with ridicule, ostracization, and the worst bullying I had ever seen in a public setting. They TORTURED this kid until he snapped and got into trouble, just like in JC's story and they even stole his trombone, which I think was over a $1000! Filled me with rage! 😡 Actually, now that I think about it, I might have wound up punching someone before he did. 😆 I'm just glad I could help and give him that support and I hope his life has gotten much better, because he deserved it.
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  3. I would encourage everyone watching this to send it to educators, education administration, and whatever school board you're familiar with. Parents too. Everyone should see this.
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  4. Regarding the video with the music man and the police, I think a solution would lie in having social workers and police psychologists (the people who deal with hostage negotiations and more) stationed in police departments. We're basically trying to defuse the situation here to PREVENT crime and having these services readily available in case of an event like this would be very helpful. After researching a bit, I found that most police psychologists, otherwise known as forensic psychologists, are in private practices separate from police departments, which can cause a delay in help and make dealing with these types of lower key issues difficult. That's where social workers come in. In the US, we have such an extremely punitive view of the justice system and only a small number of areas are starting to tackle crime as a social and mental health issue and there is finally more talk about uniting the fields of social work and police work. This is imperative to prevent crime and "defuse the bomb before it explodes" and I hope would give social work a much higher station in the public eye. Right now, social work is a HORRIBLY under-valued, under-paid, under-staffed field and we DESPERATELY need social workers for our society to function on a basic level. Police just don't have the training an expertise to deal with many of these issues and while yes, police training can and should be adjusted and modified, they just cannot get the same expertise in psychology, negotiating, and services that the forensic psychologists and social workers have. Let the police be the shield and the psych and social be the "sword".
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