Oildale, California – An 86-year-old man in Oildale, California, is being hailed as a hero after he protected his neighbor from her schizophrenic son, who had attacked her with a shovel.
The incident occurred when the son, who was allegedly on illegal drugs, came to Eva Strickland’s home, accusing her of keeping lottery winnings from him. He became violent and broke through the metal security door with the shovel. He then pushed Eva down and moved forward to attack her when her 86-year-old neighbor shot and killed him on the spot.
Eva Strickland said she would not have survived the attack if her neighbor had not been there to protect her. The incident highlights the growing problem of mental health violence and the need for law-abiding Americans to have increased ways to defend themselves and protect loved ones from people with mental illness.
Dr. Corey Gonzales, a licensed clinical psychologist, said that mental health issues can be tricky, especially for those who are diagnosed with schizophrenia.
He explained that “probably the most severe mental health condition you can have is schizophrenia.” He also noted that “delusions and hallucinations are the hallmarks of schizophrenia,” and that high instances of people with schizophrenia, about half of them, also have a mood disorder. There can be substance abuse where they’re trying to self-medicate, and about five to six percent of schizophrenics will die by suicide.”
While incidents like this are relatively rare, they highlight the need for better mental health care in the United States. Many people with mental illness do not receive the care and support they need, which can lead to violent incidents like the one in Oildale. Increasing access to mental health care and support for those who need it is essential.
At the same time, incidents like this highlight the importance of self-defense and the right to bear arms. While gun ownership is rising in the United States, incidents like this show that more law-abiding citizens must have the means to protect themselves and their loved ones from potential harm. While there are no easy solutions to the problem of mental health violence, it is clear that increased access to mental health care and better self-defense options are essential for keeping Americans safe.
By Tred Law and AI technology. Note: This article was generated using AI technology and may contain some automated content and analysis.
a happy ending to a bad situation
I agree, asylums were for the safety of the patient from harm and used to treat them besides safety of the general public.
I would venture to say that 2/3’s of those who are homeless and live on the streets have some type of mental illness.
They live like that, not only because they are not able to keep a way of support but their mental illness also.
A drug addiction also causes mental illnesses which should be controlled by a controlled environment, same as any other person with serious mental illness
Opening fire on somebody’s son [right in front of them] would trigger terminal hesitation in 99.99% of all shooters.
I remember the days when these people were not much of a problem because they were institutionalized and doing the thorazine shuffle . We need to return to those treatment methods for these violent offenders and make them docile like a lamb .
The streets are the insane asylums now. And Washington, DC is where a lot of them went. 🙂
Yeah, lets all fall right into the communist trap of everyone is mentally ill and needs to be tested by the government before gun purchases. Nice, leftist AI written article…