Brian Kilmeade Suggests that Homeless Should be Euthanized

[jthomas666]

A new low for Kilmeade?

Matthew Dowd was canned for far less. Somehow I don't think the right will call for Fox to do something.

 

[92tide]

but that's different

 

[crimsonaudio]

 

[CrimsonJazz]

What’s the big deal; they’re just a large clump of cells.

 

[92tide]

 

[mdb-tpet]

Does this include homeless children too? Asking for a nation...

 

[DzynKingRTR]

Can we euthanize dodgers, yankee, philly, and met fans? Throw in lsu, uga and tenneseee fans too.

 

[Its On A Slab]

Can we euthanize dodgers, yankee, philly, and met fans? Throw in lsu, uga and tenneseee fans too.

That's cruel.

Just neuter them. So there won't be any more of them.

 

[jthomas666]

The silence here has been deafening.

 

[Tidewater]

I'll take a stab at it.
Kilmeade led his statement with the word "or," a conjunction connecting two phrases:
"or what?"
The black guy sitting next to him (I don't know his name because I do not watch Fox News), and whose sentence had preceded Kilmeade's had called for insane homeless people to be involuntarily committed and to receive involuntary psychological treatment. This is obviously the right policy. I would bet that the vast majority of the homeless people in the United States are insane, drug-addicted, or both.
De-institutionalization movement of the 1970s (with the impetus given by the film One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest) was a policy of criminal negligence and enormous cruelty. Millions of people unable to care for themselves were kicked out of shelter and told to fend for themselves. In the 1980s, I remember disheveled homeless people wandering the streets of downtown DC talking to Elvis. Obviously incapable of caring for themselves, but Saint Elizabeth's Mental Hospital had been closed and those deemed not to be dangerous to themselves or others were kicked out. Horrible policy.
So, back to the Fox Show in question, the black guy says we (society) should involuntarily commit the insane and Kilmeade suggested offering them euthanasia and an alternative, knowing no sane person would accept euthanasia as an alternative to commitment and mental health treatment.
What law would give him the power to summarily execute homeless people, or do you believe Kilmeade was suggesting some legislation on the subject?

It is at the very least tacky/ill-advised, especially in light of recent events.

 

[75thru79]

I'll take a stab at it.
Kilmeade led his statement with the word "or," a conjunction connecting two phrases:
"or what?"
The black guy sitting next to him (I don't know his name because I do not watch Fox News), and whose sentence had preceded Kilmeade's had called for insane homeless people to be involuntarily committed and to receive involuntary psychological treatment. This is obviously the right policy. I would bet that the vast majority of the homeless people in the United States are insane, drug-addicted, or both.
De-institutionalization movement of the 1970s (with the impetus given by the film One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest) was a policy of criminal negligence and enormous cruelty. Millions of people unable to care for themselves were kicked out of shelter and told to fend for themselves. In the 1980s, I remember disheveled homeless people wandering the streets of downtown DC talking to Elvis. Obviously incapable of caring for themselves, but Saint Elizabeth's Mental Hospital had been closed and those deemed not to be dangerous to themselves or others were kicked out. Horrible policy.
So, back to the Fox Show in question, the black guy says we (society) should involuntarily commit the insane and Kilmeade suggested offering them euthanasia and an alternative, knowing no sane person would accept euthanasia as an alternative to commitment and mental health treatment.
What law would give him the power to summarily execute homeless people, or do you believe Kilmeade was suggesting some legislation on the subject?

It is at the very least tacky/ill-advised, especially in light of recent events.

The internet hates people that discuss actual facts instead of outrage.

 

[Tidewater]

The internet hates people that discuss actual facts instead of outrage.

I feel strongly about the subject. De-institutionalization has hurt millions and probably killed thousands since it was adopted. There are obviously people who need mental health assistance, even if involuntary, but they are out wandering the streets (or riding light rail cars in Charlotte).
And I think state legislatures have appreciated no longer having to fund so many mental institutions, but dumping mentally ill people on the street is not cost-free, societally or from the perspective of the state budget.
A Democrat state legislator, Creigh Deeds, was stabbed, almost fatally, by his own son because there was not a place for him in the state's mental hospitals. He woke up one night with his son stabbing him in the face.

 

[Cruloc]

I feel strongly about the subject. De-institutionalization has hurt millions and probably killed thousands since it was adopted. There are obviously people who need mental health assistance, even if involuntary, but they are out wandering the streets (or riding light rail cars in Charlotte).
And I think state legislatures have appreciated no longer having to fund so many mental institutions, but dumping mentally ill people on the street is not cost-free, societally or from the perspective of the state budget.
A Democrat state legislator, Creigh Deeds, was stabbed, almost fatally, by his own son because there was not a place for him in the state's mental hospitals. He woke up one night with his son stabbing him in the face.

Indeed, in my area the two largest places for mental health assistance were just closed almost overnight. I'm not sure of any statistics to show the homeless population increase as a result, but it sure seems that way around town.

I drive by, every so often, the old main location for mental health assistance.....best thing to use it for now is some horror film. Old deserted buildings, run down houses where the staff used to live I think....but...there is still a security guard there 24/7.

Until we solve the mental health problem, our homeless problem is going to get worse.

 

[Bamabuzzard]

The silence here has been deafening.

Your video link doesn't work, or it's not working for me. So if I take the time to find this video and listen to it (context and all), it will be him literally saying and meaning that homeless people need to be put down? Because if I take the time to find it and it's not that, we're neutering you without any anesthesia (just so you know).

 

[jthomas666]

Your video link doesn't work, or it's not working for me. So if I take the time to find this video and listen to it (context and all), it will be him literally saying and meaning that homeless people need to be put down? Because if I take the time to find it and it's not that, we're neutering you without any anesthesia (just so you know).

Try this one:

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1975581213243343

 

[Bazza]

The silence here has been deafening.

 

[Bamaro]

I feel strongly about the subject. De-institutionalization has hurt millions and probably killed thousands since it was adopted. There are obviously people who need mental health assistance, even if involuntary, but they are out wandering the streets (or riding light rail cars in Charlotte).
And I think state legislatures have appreciated no longer having to fund so many mental institutions, but dumping mentally ill people on the street is not cost-free, societally or from the perspective of the state budget.
A Democrat state legislator, Creigh Deeds, was stabbed, almost fatally, by his own son because there was not a place for him in the state's mental hospitals. He woke up one night with his son stabbing him in the face.

I agree but ln light of today's situation in the whitehouse, how do we protect against someone who wants to be king forcibly institutionalizing someone for political decent? 🤷‍♂️

 

[75thru79]

I agree but ln light of today's situation in the whitehouse, how do we protect against someone who wants to be king forcibly institutionalizing someone for political decent? 🤷‍♂️

I think we should kill decent people.

 

[Bamabuzzard]

Try this one:

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1975581213243343

I'll have to look at it this evening after work. All social media platforms (FB, Instagram, etc.) are blocked at the office.

 

[arthurdawg]

I think we should kill decent people.

I laughed heartily at this... Then I had second thoughts...