The reality is, mentally ill people DO commit crimes. We also have a higher than average rate of being a victim of crime ourselves. But you hardly ever hear about that.

I feel the media SHOULD be allowed to disclose the mental condition a person has in these situations. However, it would be nice if they had a disclaimer "Not all mentally ill people commit crimes, and many are abused and victims of crimes" But I highly doubt that will ever happen.

The mentally ill, can and do become violent. But so do neurotypicals.

When they report "The person has bipolar disorder" I don't become upset. They are just reporting facts. But I do become "sad" as I know the public will interpret this information differently than should be. The general public needs to be more educated on the mentally ill.