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Old Jul 26, 2013, 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by growlithing View Post
Right, but you understand it because you heard or read about what happens when someone is arrested. That level of understanding is far greater than what lots of people understand about mental illness.

Also understanding the process behind something like arrest is different than trying to understand what drove the criminal to commit his/her crime in the first place. Understanding a process is completely different than understanding a person. Understanding a person requires empathy.

So we should more accurately say that those who throw stones are doing so out of lack of empathy? I would actually agree with that more than a lack of understanding because I've met some who understand (intellectually) but still cast stones.