FTFA: "In Texas, it's like a time warp,"

no additional commentary necessary

i'm looking forward to the pictures of retards that are sure to be posted

Doesn't Texas just execute the mentally ill?

DslainteC: Doesn't Texas just execute the mentally ill?

As a narcoleptic lawyer, I'm getting a kick out of your reply.

Here in Texas, we kill retards.

BearToy: SchlingFocker: Here in Texas, we kill retards.

But some of them get away...

Looks like Texas will be getting another shot at him shortly :)

Have you seen the video of him trying to get soldiers to be photographed with him??

I'm always thinking of going crazy.

FTFA:
"Texas has more mentally disabled patients in institutions than any other state"

Well duhhhh. It's Texas.

Roky Erikson approves...while nodding at an invisible demon to the left of me...

How did you read my thoughts, subby?

Let's time warp to 1939, when they knew just what to do with the insane.

In Texas, we execute the retarded!

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Rapmaster2000: In Texas, we execute the retarded!

Explain the Bush family, then.

All useless eaters like this should should be humanely euthanised.

For the children, and the future of our planet.

big time threadjack....

if i run across a movie where the main person is named HORNY FARK, and submit it, and the link is to IMDB, shouldn't that be an instant greenlit...

just askin, (drew, i emailed you)

Another reason why I will never set foot on Texas.

The 13 facilities in Texas house nearly 5,000 residents - more than six times the national average.

This is not a particularly useful statistic. Not to defend what Texas is doing, but I bet the injury, fatality, and abuse rate is higher among the mentally disabled homeless that most states create by dumping people who really can't function back on the streets (ala - skid row). I'm sure Los Angeles has fewer people per capita in mental institutions, but I doubt the people who need mental health are treated particularly well.

Just saying - the percentage of people in mental hospitals is really not a good indicator of how people are treated in a state. (Although, mental health patients beaten to death or living in filth, yeah - you've got a point there.)

Also - I haven't seen the list. If my fellow Floridians are #2 or #3, it could just be a reflection of um...demographics.

vudukungfu: Explain the Bush family, then.

I think you get a pass if you're responsible for the deaths of a certain amount of brown people.

Wizoz: SclingFocker add link to said vid

http://cgi.fark.com/cgi/fark/vidplayer.pl?IDLink=4058988

It's almost sad.

Dude! Your breath...

If you are thinking of going crazy and living in a state nut hut, don't do it in Texas

well, there go my weekend plans

Wizoz: SclingFocker add link to said vid

http://cgi.fark.com/cgi/fark/vidplayer.pl?IDLink=4058988

It's almost sad.

or freakin' hilarious

"I have friends... I make them..."

phr3nic: Just saying - the percentage of people in mental hospitals is really not a good indicator of how people are treated in a state. (Although, mental health patients beaten to death or living in filth, yeah - you've got a point there.)

Texas mental health facilities and juvenile facilities are HORRIBLE

*note to self: Never go full retard in Texas.

/done

What? Texas is bassackwards? Say it aint so.

If the state institutions are so bad in Texas, then why not move to a state that would give you better free care? I am sure a more cultured state such as California or New York would be more than happy to have another person to take care of on the rolls.

If I were ever in a position where I required state assistance with anything (and it hasn't happened yet, even with the financial trials & tribulations I have had since childhood) I would expect (at best) minimal care- Far more minimal than what was described in the article.

SchlingFocker
http://cgi.fark.com/cgi/fark/vidplayer.pl?IDLink=4058988

It's almost sad.

I think your interpretation may be a bit biased.

Richard Saunders: I think your interpretation may be a bit biased.

How so?

I guess it's because we just don't care.

NOW you tell me.

Seven Mason: If the state institutions are so bad in Texas, then why not move to a state that would give you better free care? I am sure a more cultured state such as California or New York would be more than happy to have another person to take care of on the rolls.

If I were ever in a position where I required state assistance with anything (and it hasn't happened yet, even with the financial trials & tribulations I have had since childhood) I would expect (at best) minimal care- Far more minimal than what was described in the article.

Yeah, cause if they're beating people to death for fun, you can always switch providers to show them right? And even if you die, they'll stop getting your business, so that will show them. Is there anything the invisible hand can't fix?

I have lived in Florida and Texas. I left Florida because of all the crazy people running loose. Maybe that's why it's so much better here. We lock them up.

Just saying.

Just put 'em out on the street like every other state; they'll get by!

I actually worked at Austin State School for almost two years. I certainly never saw anyone left to "languish" in their own feces. If anything, while the residents were very well cared for, the staff was often forced to work long hours, was paid pitifully and was often in danger due to understaffing. One of my coworkers had her teeth knocked out when she asked a resident to wait a few minutes before she would walk him to a vending machine. I was assaulted by a young, high functioning resident who gave me a black eye and bit me several times while we were on a field trip. Frankly, it isn't much different than living in a group home as it isn't one giant institutional building as most people envision; it's a campus with small "homes" that house 8-10 residents each. Each home environment is adapted to it's population; while some are for residents who are profoundly disabled or even near vegetative, others are geared toward higher functioning residents that suffer from severe behavioral issues.