--- sannse sannse@delphiforums.com wrote:
Besides, I don't believe in effective on-line diagnosis (my psychiatrist can't get it right when I'm in the same room as him!). Not every troll has some deep-seated psychological reason for their difficult nature - sometimes people are just jerks.
I will agree with you, and disagree also. IANAP-- therefore any opinion of mine is NAPO-- It should not be taken as such-- nor would such 'taking' be supportable given the long history Common Sense Law.
Not to mention-- a "mentally ill" "diagnosis" should not be taken pejoratively -- it may in fact be a very NPOV term to use for people whose behaviour is extremely irrational. Compare this to calling "jerks" for example. Theres a difference. I may be a jerk for calling someone "ill" but (judge the message not the messenger) it does not change the fact that its true (if its true). Don't depression, low SE, anxiety, paranoia, fits of violence, etal also fall under MI?
I dont suggest using it as a catch all- I do suggest that imposing some made up moral standard about the propriety of its use would be far fetched.
~S~
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