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Bubba Copeland shot himself in front of police on Friday, days after he begged 1819 News not to expose his private life.

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I hate Republicans for all they do and stand for, but nobody kills themselves just for fun. This guy was mentally ill (aside from being in the GOP) and got pushed over the brink by an asshole.

You don't have to be sad about his death, but suicide is not normal and should never be encouraged like some here basically do.

[–] [email protected] 63 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (5 children)

While I agree that suicide should never ever ever be encouraged. I don’t think it’s necessarily a mental illness. This person was going to or already had lost everything they had ever known and worked for. They would have been a pariah in their town. They very likely would have been disowned by family and friends. It’s a little late in life to be starting all over somewhere new. I don’t think it’s crazy to contemplate unconventional exit strategies in that case.

Source: I am from small rural town Alabama.

I also think that we should remove the negative stigma behind suicide. After all, even bringing it up with a mental health professional can and will get you essentially arrested for 48 to 72 hours which discourages people from seeking help.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 9 months ago

Also, can we just acknowledge how fucked up it is that this person felt they had no other way to deal with the situation, all because a group of people cared what clothes he wore in private.

I get that he decided to be part of this group, but even still... No one deserves that.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

He could have moved to Oregon and a small town would have embraced him. sigh

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Where as I agree with you. It’s also funny that you say that. I have some friends that moved from Oregon to Alabama because it’s so cheap to live here.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Ah, right. Oregon. Known for our high cost of living…

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Well, I think part of it was where they lived too. They were living in hood river.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I hope they had good flood insurance

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Yeah I asked he said they lived right on the Columbia river.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Also, I admit that I don’t know. That was just the reason they gave for moving here. For all I know they are hiding from a murder. Heh

[–] [email protected] -1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Hey! One quick correction - I'm currently a therapy student. You are correct that if a therapist thinks you are in imminent danger of suicide, you can be detained for a period of time for your own safety. But we are taught only to do that if the danger is imminent. If you are just depressed and occasionally have suicidal ideation, but likely will not act on it immediately, a good therapist would not have you detained. That would be counterproductive.

Definitely just be super blunt and honest with your therapist. They are trained to handle things appropriately. You might hear about shitty therapists occasionally, but most of us are really well trained and really want the best for people.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

"Definitely just be super blunt and honest with cops. They are trained to handle things appropriately. You might hear about shitty cops occasionally, but most of us are really well trained and really want the best for people."

Who are you even trying to fool...

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Therapists aren't cops... 😅

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Small mercies, huh.

Anyways, therapists aren't your friends, kids. You shouldn't trust them just because they're therapists.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Could you explain? I'm legit confused because doctors have the same authority to detain someone on medical/mental grounds. Should you lie to doctors as well?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

What's confusing you?

When I go to doctors at least, it's because of a physical injury. They're not going to detain me and lock me away because my broken leg is a threat to me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Doctors have the same authority as therapists to detain people if they believe they are a danger to themselves. I get what you are saying though.

Statistically, depressed people who see mental health professionals have better overall happiness and lower suicidality than people who do not.

I guess I'm kinda sad, which is why I feel defensive about this. I apologize if it came off as abrasive earlier. Lol also I got like 2 hours of sleep last night bc my gf's dog is probably dying and needed to go to the vet. It's been a day.

Could you explain what you are worried about? Like, just because they have the authority to detain you, are you afraid they absolutely will if they have the chance?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Well then stop fucking replying to me, my man, you have more important things to do.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I didn't say suicide always happens, because you are mentally ill. You are twisting my words to suit your argument, maybe unintentionally. There is good reasons why people want to die, e.g. when they suffer from an illness that is only going to cause pain and suffering and want to go on their own terms.

I am not and was never in his head, but I am quite positive he didn't suddenly develop, let's say relatively severe Alzheimer's disease and wanted to die why he still had controll over his life.

And yes, suicide should be allowed in my opinion as well. You should be the one who decides when and how you go. I agree with you insofar.

Though mental health professionals don't admit you against your will, because it is a fun joke to them, but because the vast majority people are mentally ill when they are contemplating suicide. It is not a normal thing to want to die.

I don't know how things are where you live, but in my tiny spot of the world people usually don't get admitted against their will because of suicidal tendencies, but chose to after they talked to a mental health professional. You usually only get admitted against your will here, when e.g. police, firefighters and/or medical services had to talk you down or save you from an attempted suicide attempt. If that is not the case in your small town in rural Alabama, then you should inform yourself as well as possible and try to teach others about a better alternative. Just my two cents on your comment.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I apologize if i misunderstood what your comment said it’s late and I’ve had , well, a day. I wasn’t trying to twist your words. So, I do apologize for that.

In my experience getting locked up for talking about suicide is subjective. What is serious to one mental health professional may not be serious to another. So, you never really know if you are crossing a line or not. I’ve always felt like it’s best to just avoid the subject all together. But in my experience it keeps me from building a relationship with the therapist. It says to me that there are things that are ok to talk about and things that are not.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

No need to apologize. I assumed it was unintentionally. I sincerely hope things improve in general when it comes to mental health in society and in your life if things are not great.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago
[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (3 children)

I don't know.

It seems to me that when objectively bad people take themselves out of the equation then it's a net positive for everyone.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, for example convicted pedos have a higher suicide rate than the average - I don't think most people believe that is a statistic we should work on changing.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I think that is a statistic we should work on changing. There is still a lot research to be done, but it is possible that poedophilia is not so different fron being sexually attracted to people of your own gender. Your brain is just wired differently, in the case of pedophilia wrong. But you don't exactly get to pick if and how you are born.

Societies outlaw living out these sexual desires for obvious reasons, which (in better parts of the world) obviously don't apply if you on the other hand e.g. have consensual sexual experiences between two adults of the same sex.

Obviously sexual acts between adults and kids are not okay, no argument there. That is why we outlaw it, rightfully so. We can, (usually want) and definitely should protect all babies, childen and young adults in our societies. Doesn't mean you are a waste of oxygen if you have pedophilic urges, but don't act upon them. There is also without a doubt a higher rate of suicides among those people. It is not a net positive.

The human sex drive is very strong, so despite having rules against non consensual or considered unacceptable sexual urges, people live those out. Sexual harassment is a better example for this.

My hope would be that someday we can somehow effectively help people who are sexually attracted to babies, kids and underage people without incarceration. There is already drugs that can supress any kind of sexual desire. We just don't do enough research on this topic, because helping people struggling with pedophilic thoughts (especially those not having done anything wrong and never choosing that life) is a very unpopular topic. So we rather avoid it.

That goes for a lot of other mental illness like narcissistic or psychopathic disorders that tend to cause harm if lived out as well.

Not helping people afflicted by what we consider malfunctions of the human brain and letting them slide into more mental health problems, which might ultimately lead to their suicide is NOT a net positiv, is is a net negative. Always will be, unless you got your priorities wrong or can't feel empathy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

My statement wasn't about what's "morally right", it was an example of a suicide that the average person will consider a net gain for society.

A civilized society should obviously not have as its' goal to make parts of its' inhabitants kill themselves - the podcast that I got the statistic from was actually an interview with a police officer who worked on monitoring related internet activities, and proactively confronting said individuals to offer preventative chemical castration and therapy sessions. That still doesn't change the fact that most would rather just see those kinds of people gone, at least after they're convicted/proven to act upon their urges.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Okay, I see that as valuable context to what you wrote before and mostly agree. Thanks for adding that.

Though I also want to protect children from sexual abuse by adults, which is about the worst thing one can do, I do believe nevertheless it is still the right thing to try and help even the worst among us after they served their time, need rehabilitation more than ever and if they want and can be helped of course.

That's a whole different topic to what happened to the man in thr article and I don't want to go down this specific rabbithole any further. I hope that's okay with you.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

There is still a lot research to be done, but it is possible that poedophilia is not so different fron being sexually attracted to people of your own gender.

Societies outlaw living out these sexual desires for obvious reasons

Oh wonderful, the regressives are here with their whole "homosexuals are pedophiles" shtick.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

They obviously aren't, don't be a dimwit.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

They obviously aren’t, don’t be a dimwit.

No need to deny it, you know I was referring to you.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Since we clearly reached the "no, you!" stage of this argument and there is evidently no point in going forward, let me wish you a great day and you take care of yourself.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Since we clearly reached the “no, you!” stage of this argument

I'd say we reached the stage where you realize people saw through you to the shitty regressive you really are.

let me wish you a great day and you take care of yourself.

Thanks. I wish you realize how much your shitty politics hurt people and change.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 9 months ago

I do know.

It is not like I shed tears for bad people dying. You don't have to either.

I just don't want suicide to be celebrated. And I want suicide to be understood as (in the vast majority of cases) a very bad thing people commit, because their are mentally ill. Science is also backing up that celebrating or even covering suicide can bring other people to kill themselves too, who are good peoole, simply ill and shouldn't.

Suicide is not normal.