Re: Jason Arday’s death is dreadful – a nd enraging (was: Jason Arday’s death is dreadful – a nd enraging)

At Sun, 16 Aug 2026 18:09:46 -0000 (UTC), Tara <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Aug 16, 2026 at 1:31:12 PM EDT, "Wilson" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> > On 8/16/2026 12:52 PM, Tara wrote:
> >> On Aug 16, 2026 at 11:03:20 AM EDT, "Creon" <[email protected]>
> >> wrote:
> >>> At Sun, 16 Aug 2026 14:54:20 +0100, Julian
> >>> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>>> On 16/08/2026 13:51, Creon wrote:
> >>>>> At Sun, 16 Aug 2026 11:24:40 +0100, Julian
> >>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> We couldn’t save Jason
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Brendan O’Neill
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Do you agree with Mr. O'Neill's assessment?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Because if he had thoughts of "un-aliving" himself, people
> >>>>> should have been getting him the help that he needed.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Writing an opinion piece pointing fingers doesn't help -- what
> >>>>> would help is an a-political discussion of how those he knew,
> >>>>> or the system, or both; failed him.
> >>>>
> >>>> I'm not sure from where an a-political discussion will arise.
> >>>> Everything about the tragic saga was political from inception.
> >>>
> >>> But do you agree with Mr. O'Neill's conclusion?  The mental
> >>> health aspect is what I'm trying to discuss.  (If you want to
> >>> turn it into a political discussion -- aright, I'm out.)
> >>
> >> you can focus on one or the other but by doing that, you will miss
> >> the whole picture. Arday's state of  mental health wasn't
> >> acknowledged because of politial bias.
> >
> > Arday was a man who did not think it was wrong to lie about his life
> > history. His made up stories if investigated at all, would have been
> > seen as obvious fakery.
> >
> > They weren't investigated by the people who should have done so
> > because the person of Arday his story supported their worldview and
> > furthered their ideology.
> >
> > When he was finally asked about the more outlandish things he said,
> > "To be honest with you, I thought you’d just believe me."
> >
> > That such a person might also be mentally unstable is no surprise
> > to any normal well-adjusted human being.
>
> Well pointed.  Shame on Cambridge.

What were Jason's loved ones doing?

Here in California, if someone is a danger to themselves, that
is an emergency:  call 911, or sometimes 988.

Do they have something like that in the UK?

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