[DanaC]

I think it's a bit of a sad indictment of our society that if we believe someone is 'not quite right' and possible mentally ill (not saying he is, just that this is the conclusion a lot of people have come to) that this means he should be disliked and shunned.



To be strange, 'weird' and 'not all there' is to be suspect and treated as dangerous.

The statistical reality of course is that people with mental illnesses are far more likely to be the victims of violent attack than the perpetrators. But this doesn't stop us reacting to them with fear, suspicion and dislike. We treat as especially dangerous, people who are really especially vulnerable.