Ex-cop manhunt in LA; tragedy ensues

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Originally Posted by Sifright

Edit: I also don't see where any of the other police officers involved had mental illnesses.

Unless you are ascribing believing you are above the law and immune to such.
and that Hating on black people is a mental illness.

In which case all I can say is what.

Also, to respond to this, yes, I believe that being a bigot is a sign of mental illness. There is no reason a sane, rational person would believe that they can and should harm others for being different than themselves. A mentally healthy person will realize that they cannot harm others for problems that have happened to them, and that harming others will not help their problems.

Bigots and racists blame minorities for their problems, or have an irrational fear and hatred of them, for being different. That is totally a sign of mental illness. Violent racists especially.

I do not believe bigotry itself is a mental illness, but bigots are mentally ill.