9th March 2005, 1:04 AM
Quote:I suppose you have a point... The difference I can see is in the case of that kid with the zombie story it should have been pretty obvious that it was just a story. When I say "just watch" what I mean is don't do anything without some real proof.
Those things are taken the way they are because in our "post-Columbine" world, with such a focus on school violence, every little thing is taken absolutely seriously... they can't afford to take any chances, or something silly like that. It really should be clear when a story is just a story and not a call for help (subconcious or not), but obviously it isn't always to everyone...
Quote:Still, I think we can all agree psychiatric help is in order.
Sometimes I'm sure it is, but actually getting it to them would be pretty tough.