So about that psychiatric treatment...

[ferretsoda]

Whatever happened with that? The court ruled he had to get an evaluation and treatment or face jail time. I haven't seen much mention of that, so I was hoping someone knew.

 

[CatParty]

Just an evaluation. That's it. Nothing to write home about.

 

[Carlson]

Yep. The only thing they were concerned about was whether or not Chris was actually dangerous. As soon as they determined that he wasn't going to start a psychotic rampage, they tossed him out.

Generally if you're mentally disabled in some manner, the court doesn't give two shits about it if you're an adult and not killing people because of it. Even in the UK, there was a judge who let a badly autistic man off the hook for sexual harassment when it became clear that he didn't understand what he was doing wrong, but told him that he'd be jailed if he did it again. He didn't get mandatory treatment or anything.

 

[Fuzzy Wuzzy]

So these autistic people are just given evaluatuons with no further treatment? That's horrible... That's not really helping much. Back in Vietnam, the insanity plea doesn't help much and autism is a relatively new study in my country yet most people in the rural areas in Vietnam tend to think autism is caused by bad spirits.

 

[CatParty]

Nah. Autism means no soul.

 

[WiseOldBadger]

Yep. The only thing they were concerned about was whether or not Chris was actually dangerous. As soon as they determined that he wasn't going to start a psychotic rampage, they tossed him out.

Generally if you're mentally disabled in some manner, the court doesn't give two shits about it if you're an adult and not killing people because of it. Even in the UK, there was a judge who let a badly autistic man off the hook for sexual harassment when it became clear that he didn't understand what he was doing wrong, but told him that he'd be jailed if he did it again. He didn't get mandatory treatment or anything.

Sounds like courts ( and probably social services ) tend to be penny-wise and pound foolish!

 

[mst3kluv]

Yep. The only thing they were concerned about was whether or not Chris was actually dangerous. As soon as they determined that he wasn't going to start a psychotic rampage, they tossed him out.

Wait, NOT start? Have they seen his Clyde Cash vids or his Game Place stories? His Facebook? Not trying to A-log here, but I think they should have been a bit more suspicious after reading that he wished the Game Place would get blown up or death to Mimms and his girlfriend. Even though Chris is a bit , they still should've had a talk with him over how death threats are bad and that Chris can get in even bigger trouble if someone less forgiving reads one of them.

 

[3Yikes]

So these autistic people are just given evaluatuons with no further treatment? That's horrible... That's not really helping much. Back in Vietnam, the insanity plea doesn't help much and autism is a relatively new study in my country yet most people in the rural areas in Vietnam tend to think autism is caused by bad spirits.

You can't really do much about an autist without spending a lot of money. You can't cure autism, so you need to give him constant care.

Wait, NOT start? Have they seen his Clyde Cash vids or his Game Place stories? His Facebook? Not trying to A-log here, but I think they should have been a bit more suspicious after reading that he wished the Game Place would get blown up or death to Mimms and his girlfriend. Even though Chris is a bit , they still should've had a talk with him over how death threats are bad and that Chris can get in even bigger trouble if someone less forgiving reads one of them

"I know better than trained professionals!"

Then again, I don't think those people really give a shit, so legit, I guess.

 

[WiseOldBadger]

^ One would think Rob Bell would care.

One would think the courts might care as well, just so he is not quite so much of a threat to society. But I suppose it was more expedient to just deal with him as quickly as possible. They must know that decision for quick expedience, may be one they regret.

 

[Alec Benson Leary]

Have they seen his Clyde Cash vids or his Game Place stories? His Facebook? Not trying to A-log here, but I think they should have been a bit more suspicious after reading that he wished the Game Place would get blown up or death to Mimms and his girlfriend.

Are you fucking kidding? How much free time and resources do you think these government people have?

They're not going to take action against every moron who has a shitfit on the internet.

 

[Some JERK]

They don't care that Chris is messed up. They just care whether or not he's messed up in a way that would make him dangerous if they let him out of their sight. They decided that he isn't.

 

[_blank_]

I'm gonna dox myself just a little bit here...

Back when I was in college, I got myself kicked off campus. Still allowed to attend classes and the like, just wasn't allowed to live on campus any longer- let's just say I got tired of my roommate coming in drunk every other night and I handled it then in a less-than mature fashion.

When this happened, they got campus security to escort me off the premises and I also had to talk to a local shrink. Pretty much it was just to make sure they weren't liable if I went apeshit and did something even-less mature. It was pretty obvious that no one, not even the shrink, cared if I went and killed myself, just so long as it was off campus grounds when it occurred.

I could easily believe with Chris' situation, the court appointed psych evaluation was just to make sure he wasn't going to go back and run Son-Chu into the store's front entrance and introduce Snyder's daughters to the business end of a shotgun. The courts and the shrinks don't give a fuck about Chris' happiness and wellness just so long as they aren't going to be a liable if they let him out on the streets again.

As for Chris' documented history... again, I doubt that anything on there will throw up any red flags other than to not have Chris speak at any formal occassions. Chris is a wimp and will avoid physical confrontation and - as seen at the 10-28-11 incident- will try his damndest to get out of it, even if it means nearly running someone over in the process. Besides, I'm pretty sure the local VA PD has more serious felons to deal with than some overweight shut-in who has enough trouble figuring out how to use a pocket knife, let alone a gun.

 

[timtommy]

Yep. The only thing they were concerned about was whether or not Chris was actually dangerous. As soon as they determined that he wasn't going to start a psychotic rampage, they tossed him out.

Wait, NOT start? Have they seen his Clyde Cash vids or his Game Place stories? His Facebook? Not trying to A-log here, but I think they should have been a bit more suspicious after reading that he wished the Game Place would get blown up or death to Mimms and his girlfriend. Even though Chris is a bit , they still should've had a talk with him over how death threats are bad and that Chris can get in even bigger trouble if someone less forgiving reads one of them.

I think almost everyone here agrees his threats are entirely empty. Why are you surprised when a trained professional agrees?

Many, many people, with various positions of authority and connections to Chris have tried to show him the errors of his ways. I am sure a few people involved with his legal case did the same thing. But, like everyone else, it didn't register, so they just said, "screw it, it doesn't look like he is a serious danger, not worth my time."

 

[Alec Benson Leary]

I think almost everyone here agrees his threats are entirely empty. Why are you surprised when a trained professional agrees?

Yeah, exactly. Some people want to laugh at how powerless Chris is one minute, then get uppity when he's not punished for his threats the next. Can't have it both ways.

 

[Some JERK]

Have they seen his Clyde Cash vids or his Game Place stories? His Facebook? Not trying to A-log here, but I think they should have been a bit more suspicious after reading that he wished the Game Place would get blown up or death to Mimms and his girlfriend.

Are you fucking kidding? How much free time and resources do you think these government people have?

They're not going to take action against every moron who has a shitfit on the internet.

Not to mention that if local governments started digging into your internet doings over shit like the 10.28 incident, people would lose their fucking minds. Especially in a place like Virginia, whose state motto is "Sic semper tyrannis"

 

[BigAltheGreat921]

Chris is only mildly autistic with the mentality of an 8-year-old. That's not severe enough to be considered mentally incompetent.

 

[Carlson]

Yep. The only thing they were concerned about was whether or not Chris was actually dangerous. As soon as they determined that he wasn't going to start a psychotic rampage, they tossed him out.

Wait, NOT start? Have they seen his Clyde Cash vids or his Game Place stories? His Facebook? Not trying to A-log here, but I think they should have been a bit more suspicious after reading that he wished the Game Place would get blown up or death to Mimms and his girlfriend. Even though Chris is a bit , they still should've had a talk with him over how death threats are bad and that Chris can get in even bigger trouble if someone less forgiving reads one of them.

Oh please. Half the people on the internet have probably said something regrettable. Another forum I'm on has people regularly respond to stories of people doing terrible and abusive things by putting up depraved, violent fantasies of torture and murder to be committed against them. Nobody's trying to cut their internet down or have them prosecuted. The FBI isn't investigating, and they probably wouldn't give two shits about internet rage if you told them. Threats are made online so many times over the most frivolous bullshit that only the most naive authority figures would treat them as serious people out for blood.

Talk about his threats all you want, but they aren't backed up by his behavior. For all his blustering, most of it has been demands for other people to do his bidding. He wished that the Game Place would get blown up, not that he was planning on doing it or wanted to do it. Every time Chris has actually been confronted by security, police, and angry store managers, he's only made a token resistance before fleeing in terror. Hitting Snyder with the van was almost definitely an accident caused by a very panicky, very stupid manchild essentially reacting to a base "fight or flight" instinct without thinking. Same with all the other past cases where he's apparently nearly hit someone with his car. He's spent less time screaming and fighting authority figures than he has fleeing their wrath.

Chris is loud and angry and opinionated. He's not actually dangerous. He's cowardly, and fully aware of the punishments put down for hurting people. I'm willing to bet that Rob Bell would have been aware of his past record as well, and let him know that he won't be able to get away with any more bullshit if he wants to stay out of jail.

 

[MrTroll]

Have they seen his Clyde Cash vids or his Game Place stories? His Facebook? Not trying to A-log here, but I think they should have been a bit more suspicious after reading that he wished the Game Place would get blown up or death to Mimms and his girlfriend.

Are you fucking kidding? How much free time and resources do you think these government people have?

They're not going to take action against every moron who has a shitfit on the internet.

Which is fortunate for those of us who are enthusiasts of morons who have shitfits on the internet. We wouldn't have much to talk about here if they locked up the Chris's of the world every time they said something retarded on Facebook.

 

[theobservdr]

Well what about how he was doing death threats to people? Like on youtube and stuff?

 

[CatParty]

Sorry guys, this won't send him to jail. Don't worry though, he'll have plenty of other opportunities.